New Zealand: New Zealand Wood Products and Forestry Report

In recent years, wood logs and processed wood products exports have accounted for seven percent of New Zealand's commodity exports. Approximately 38 percent of New Zealand’s landmass features native and exotic forestry; of this area, production forestry currently covers 6.5 percent or 1.8 million hectares of the country. Radiata Pine is the most predominant species planted in production forestry, accounting for over 90 percent. Since 2011, the national harvest has averaged 32.5 million cubic meters of wood, with over half of the logs harvested being exported as rough logs and approximately 44 percent going to domestic processing. China is the largest market for New Zealand rough logs, pulp, and wood products, followed distantly by South Korea, Japan, and Australia.