Reduced Log Export Tariffs in Russia Unlikely to Boost the Country’s Log Export Volumes Back up to Historic Levels
Log exports from Russia have plummeted the past five years mainly because of the country’s implementation of a log export tariff of 25% in 2008, as reported in the Wood Resource Quarterly (www.woodprices.com). Despite having suffered a sharp decline in global market share, Russia is still the largest exporter of softwood logs in the world.
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