FEA update: China Softwood log inventories

Friday 14 Feb 2025

China’s Softwood Log Inventories at Ocean Ports – FEA industry sources in China report that softwood log inventories at the country’s main ocean ports totalled 2.85 million m³ on January 18th, 2025, up 10% (+267,000 m³) from late December, as follows:

  • Radiata pine log volumes from New Zealand and South America amounted to 1.98 million m³, a growth of 6.7% from the month before and comprising nearly 69% of overall log inventories (versus 72% in late December).
  • North American Douglas-fir and hemlock log volumes totalled 471,000 m³, up 21% from the month before and comprising 16.5% of overall log inventories (versus 15% in late December).
  • European spruce log volumes, at 189,000 m³, were up 21% from a month earlier and made up 6.6% of overall log inventories.
  • Softwood log inventories from other countries (Japanese sugi, European red pine, etc.) totalled 210,000 m³ (+15%).
Note: Due to the Spring Festival Holiday, during which most production mills halt operations from mid-January to mid-February, the inventory for January was updated only as of mid-January.

China softwood log inventory at main ocean ports

The market was quiet in January, and production mills showed noticeably less enthusiasm for stocking up on logs before the holiday season, given the cautious outlook on post-Spring Festival consumption demand. As a result, wholesale market prices for North American logs and European spruce logs remained stable, while prices for radiata pine logs saw a slight fluctuation of RMB 10/m3 in Taicang and Lanshan.

In terms of overall sales, the average daily sales volume was 55,667 m3 over the first three weeks in January, compared to 57,875 m3 in January 2024.

China softwood log average daily sales at ocean ports

For more information on FEA’s China Bulletin where this data is reported monthly, please visit our website, or contact Matt Robertson at mrobertson@getfea.com

Source: FEA



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