2017 – Exports

UK softwood exports in 2016 consisted of 48 thousand green tonnes of industrial roundwood (excluding sawlogs) and 183 thousand green tonnes of sawlogs, giving a total of 231 thousand green tonnes of roundwood (Table 2.27). The quantity of softwood roundwood exports decreased by 16% between 2015 and 2016.

The UK also exported 51 thousand tonnes of softwood chips in 2016, a 41% decrease from the previous year.

Table 2.27 Summary of softwood exports, 2007-2016

^{Source: industry associations}

^Notes:

^{1. Includes all roundwood other than sawlogs.}