October 2024 Southern Pine Exports (treated and untreated) were 13% ahead of the same 10-month stretch in 2023, according to October data from the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Services’ Global Agricultural Trade System.

Southern Pine lumber exports were down 23% in October over September 2023 and down 16% over the same month in 2023.

Softwood imports, meanwhile, were down 6.2% over September to 1.2 Mbf but up 6.2% over October 2023.

When looking at the report by dollar value, Southern Pine exports in October were up 7% YTD ahead of the same period in 2023 at $183 million, with Mexico leading the way at $51.9 million, followed by the Dominican Republic at $43.1 million, and India at $13.9 million. Treated lumber exports, meanwhile, are down a slight 2% YTD over 2023 at $113 million led by the Leeward-Windward Islands at $19.2 million, Jamaica with $18 million, and the Dominican Republic at $9 million.

Source: southernpine.com