Lumber exporter12/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Treating plants in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Puerto Rico were unable to keep up with demand. Some US-based Southern Pine exporters noted that Caribbean demand for treated lumber overwhelmed capacity at treating facilities within the region. Non-treated Southern Pine shipments to Caribbean destinations plunged to 116 mmbf last year, down 22% from 2021 and the lowest annual total since 2009. ![]() Last year’s surge in Caribbean demand for treated lumber represented a stark contrast to a sharp decline in Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) bright stock exports to the region. Exports to most Pacific Rim countries and Middle Eastern destinations declined last year. The Caribbean accounted for 56% of total US treated lumber exports to offshore destinations last year, up from 49% in 2021. Deliveries faded to trace volumes in 2022. Shipments to China hit a record-shattering 83 mmbf that year and sustained a historically high level the following year.Ĭhinese demand for US treated lumber plunged during the pandemic years and has yet to recover in the post-pandemic era. Soaring exports to China contributed heavily to the 2017 record volume. Total offshore shipments were the third highest on record, lagging only 243 mmbf in 2017 and 210 mmbf in 2018. Scorching demand from the region fueled a 10% hike in total US treated lumber sales to non-Canadian destinations, which climbed to 199 mmbf. Shipments reached 112 million board feet (mmbf), jumping 25% from 2021 and surpassing the 2018 record of 100 mmbf. US exports of Southern Pine treated lumber to the Caribbean set a record in 2022. ![]()
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