China's imports of tropical logs fell by 28% to 2.95 million cubic meters in the first half of 2023.
China imports tropical logs mainly from Papua New Guinea (42%), Solomon Islands (26%), Republic of Congo (9%) and Cameroon (7%).
In the first half of 2023, only 4 countries met 84% of China's tropical log demand.
Lower imports of tropical logs from Papua New Guinea, the largest supplier, lead to an overall decline in tropical log imports in the first half of 2023.
China's imports of tropical logs from fourth-largest supplier Cameroon fell 7% to 211,000 cubic metres.
In the first half of 2023, China's imports of tropical logs from Honduras surged.
But China's imports of tropical logs from Congo, Mozambique and Equatorial Guinea fell by 50%, 68% and 84% respectively