Exports of Wood Pellets From North America Reached a Record High of Over Two Million Tons

Prince George, B. C. - Exports of wood pellets from North America reached a record high of over two million tons in 2011 according to the latest edition of North American Wood fibre review. The report says that while Canada has long been the main exporter of pellets, in the second half of 2011 the US producers caught up and exported an equal volume to Canada. The report also says that in 2011 while Canada has drastically raised lumber shipments to China, the USA on the other hand has instead dramatically expanded its exporting of raw logs to Chinese lumber manufactures. In 2011 US west coast log exporters shipped logs worth about 1 billion dollars, up from just 42 million in four years. According to Hakan Ekstrom, producer of the report, while Canada drastically raised lumber shipments to China in recent years, the US instead has increased its raw log exports. Shipments of softwood lumber from the two countries reached an all time high in 2011. The greatest increase in those shipments has originated in the central interior of BC. Source: opinion250.com