According to the Russian State Statistics Service, in 2009 export volume of timber and pulp and paper products from Russia decreased by 15.4%, which can be explained by significant decline in supplied volume of unprocessed timber.

Export from the RF in Jan-Dec 2009 compared to  Jan-Dec 2008  

(data provided by custom statistics service, incl. data of the Republic of Belarus)

Export of timber and pulp and paper products to the far abroad countries declined by 27.4% in 2009 due to decreased volume and prices on unprocessed timber and pulp. Decreased average contract prices led to decline in export of newspaper, glued plywood and processed timber despite growth of volume. 

Export to the CIS countries decreased by 25.6% due to decreased delivery volume and prices on basic products.

Business Support Bureau "Runa"  www.runa.info 

For more information about Russian timber industry, please see MOST  (Market Overview. Statistics. Trends) - regularly updated digest of the situation in the Russian timber industry! New edition in December 2009!