MARKET INSIGHTS REPORT

Australia’s Wood Chip Exports at a Crossroads: Trade Shifts in the Asia-Pacific Fiber Market


 

China accounted for more than 60% of Australia’s total hardwood chip exports
between 2015 and 2025 but import volumes have been declining, driven by
trends in China’s pulp and paper industry, including the increasing availability of
domestic wood fiber.

 

In this exclusive Market Insights report, you’ll discover:

  • How Australia’s wood chip export volumes have shifted over the past decade, including peak export levels in 2018 and the sharp declines through 2025 across key markets like China and Japan.  

  • What’s driving weakening demand from China and Japan, including structural overcapacity in China’s pulp and paper industry, and the growing availability of domestic wood fiber.  

  • How pricing trends are responding to changing market dynamics, with recent year-over-year declines in Australian hardwood chip export prices, particularly into China.

  • New opportunities that are emerging in Asia, including Indonesia’s rapidly expanding hardwood chip imports and shifting regional supplier competition. 

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Source: WoodMarket Prices, your partner for the latest updates on global forest products developments. Established in 1988, our platform provides prices for sawlog, pulpwood, lumber, and pellets and reports on trade and wood market developments in most key regions worldwide. 

 

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