Thailand still is the main source of tropical sawnwood for China and 2019 tropical sawnwood imports from Thailand totalled 3.59 million m3 valued at $1.038 billion, a year-on-year decline in volume of 19% and a 26% decline in vlaue. Thailand’s market share for tropical sawnwood exports to China was 59% but this was down 3% year-on-year, as ITTO reported.
Most of Thailand’s rubberwood exports are destined for China The value of rubberwood exports in 2017 was Bt49.44 million but the figure dropped to Bt29.4 million in 2019.
