In September 2025, China’s imports of logs and sawnwood reached 4.669 million cubic meters, a 15.9% increase from August, halting a consecutive five-month downward trend.

Driven by the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) mandatory traceability requirements and intensified tax audits across multiple countries, suppliers in major timber-producing nations in Africa like Ghana, Cameroon, and Gabon have broadly raised quotes.

Ecuador's exports of particleboard (MDP) reached USD 128.2 million between January and August 2025, a 3.5% decrease compared to the same period in 2024, according to customs data.

China imported a total of 4.029 million cubic meters of logs and sawnwood in August 2025, marking a 13.4% decline from July and a 20.2% decrease compared to the same period in 2024.

Gabon has more than 400 exploitable wood species, 60 of which are commercialized and 54 are used for export. Since 2010, the ban on log exports has encouraged local processing, but the forestry and timber sector still accounts for only 6% of exports and 3.2% of GDP.

During a presentation of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) , Brazilian President Lula announced a US$1 billion investment in the TFFF, making it the first country to commit to investing US$1 billion in the fund.

In the first half of this year, the total export value of China's furniture industry reached US$34.915 billion, reflecting a year-on-year decrease of 6.72%.

Ghana will officially begin exporting Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensed timber to the European market on October 8, 2025, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP), has announced.

BrazilU.S.tariff policies targets furniture industryOn August 22, U.S. President Trump announced that atariffinvestigation onfurniture coming into the United Stateswas underway. Some analysts saidthat once the investigation is completedwithin the next 50 day

Rising regulatory risks in Indonesia could prompt some plantation companies to scale down or exit their operations over the longer term following a wave of large-scale land seizures, Public Investment Bank Bhd (PublicInvest) said in a recent note.