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India’s annual import of logs, lumber, and wood products has increased from $630 million to $2.3 billion over the past two decades, with U.S. market share reaching a record high $84 million in 2023.

India is the world’s most populous country and boasts one of the fastest growing economies in the world. As Indian households continue to reach higher levels of consumer spending, imported agricultural products are becoming more accessible to a larger number of people.

In recent years, wood logs and processed wood products exports have accounted for seven percent of New Zealand's commodity exports. Approximately 38 percent of New Zealand’s landmass features native and exotic forestry; of this area, production forestry currently covers 6.5 percent or 1.8 million hectares of the country.

Through its phased-in tariff reductions, the agreement will raise challenges for U.S. products including wine and spirits, cotton, pulses and beans, forest products, and tree nuts.

The Indian forest products industry has been hit hard by COVID-19 and the resulting nationwide lockdown as demand from the construction, real estate, hospitality, and tourism sectors...

Forestry is a key sector in the New Zealand economy and contributes 11 percent of total exports.

Pakistan is a growing consumer market as new hotels, restaurants, and retail food sectors continue to open. Rapid urbanization and a young population are combining to shift traditional consumption....

India’s annual import of logs, lumber and wood products have increased from $1.3 billion to $2 billion in the past decade.

Pakistan is a growing market for imported food products since the retail sector is growing.

The log harvest for the year ending September 2018 totaled 35.8 million cubic meters of roundwood, 2.5 percent higher than the previous year and is significantly ahead of the previous government’s....

The Government of India (GOI) published draft amendments to the 2003 Plant Quarantine Order that could affect the import of certain plants and plant materials; including, North American softwoods....

The Government of India (GOI) notified Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Ninth Amendment) Order, 2017 to the WTO for comments on July 12....