Azerbaijan sees fall in lumber imports from Russia by 21%

In 2023, Azerbaijan imported 516,000 cubic meters of lumber from Russia, which is 21.2% less than in 2022, Report informs referring to Roslesinforg, an all-Russian organization specializing in the comprehensive solution of forest accounting problems.

Thus, Azerbaijan took fourth place among countries importing lumber from Russia.

Last year, total Russian lumber exports fell 10% from the previous year to 20.7 million cubic meters.

The main country of import of lumber from Russia in the reporting period was China (13.08 million cubic meters; unchanged year-on-year). It is followed by Uzbekistan (2 million cubic meters; 5.3% more) and Kazakhstan (926,000 cubic meters; 17.7% more).