From January to July 2026, China's exports of furniture and parts were about US$39.189 billion, up 8.5% year-on-year. Compared with the decline in full-year exports in 2025, the first seven months of this year have shifted into a growth range.

At present, plantation products account for about 60% of total forest products in Ghana. About 400 private entities have obtained degraded land for ecological restoration and plantation development, creating 17,300 jobs.

Ecuador's Ministry of Economic and Production Development announced that it is drafting a national balsa strategy to certify the origin and production conditions of the country's timber, thereby strengthening mechanisms for traceability, geolocation, legality, and sustainability.

Chinese government issued the "Forestry and Grassland Protection and Utilization '15th Five-Year' Plan," proposing to strive for a forestry and grassland coverage rate of 56.4%, a forest coverage rate of 25.8%, a forest stock volume of 22.4 billion cubic meters, and a total fores...

On July 20, Rosalie Matondo, Minister of Forest Economy of the Republic of Congo, officially launched a pre-investment forest inventory for nine formerly concessioned forest areas that have been taken back by the state.

Ecuador currently has approximately 172,000 hectares of commercial plantations, supplying domestic and export markets. In addition, under sustainable forest management plans, an average of 28,000 hectares of forest are harvested annually.

On 21 July 2026, the Forestry Commission of Ghana, which is the focal point of the Global Timber Index (GTI) in Ghana, convened a one‑day forum on strategic partners in Kumasi, with support from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Global Green Supply Cha...

In June, due to high temperature and rainy weather, China’s construction industry was in its traditional off-season, which resulted in limited demand for construction timber.

To better align with the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Ghana is strengthening its Timber Legality Assurance System (GhLAS), expanding the Timber Validation Committee, and will soon incorporate geolocation data into the FLEGT licensing framework.

Brazil’s total log exports in the first half of 2026 reached 448,100 tons, a year on year decline of 17.2%; the total export value fell 5.4% to US$60.5 million; and the average export price rose 14.3% to US$135.0 per ton.