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On October 20, 2017, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced modifications to Japan Agricultural Standards (JAS) for glued laminated timber (glulam), plywood....

U.S. hardwood lumber is moving into Northeast China.

The Government of Peru recently approved a reconstruction plan called “Reconstruction with Changes” for S/. 25,655 million soles or $7.8 billion dollars.

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) held a technical seminar to promote wood frame construction in Peru.

Italy is a leading European consumer of wood pellets (approximately 3 million metric tons per year), with domestic consumption representing 96 percent of total use.

The Government of India (GOI) notified Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Ninth Amendment) Order, 2017 to the WTO for comments on July 12....

On June 22-23, 2017 the American Hardwood Export Association (AHEC) hosted 500 delegates to its 22nd Annual Southeast Asia and Greater China Convention in Qingdao, Shandong Province.

Approaching the 2020 mandates laid down in the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), EU bioethanol and biodiesel consumption is forecast to grow in 2017 and 2018.

On May 20, 2017, the government of Japan (GOJ) implemented the Clean Wood Act. The Act is meant to ensure that domestic and imported wood are harvested legally.

The United States is the largest supplier of agricultural product imports to South China…Upcoming opportunities for U.S. exporters to meet with South China livestock companies....

Poland is among the countries with the largest forest area in Europe. The country is the 10th largest world producer and the fourth largest world exporter of furniture.

The forestry sector is an important sector in Romania. The direct and indirect contributions to the wood industry for the economy reaches about 3.5 percent of GDP annually.