As of April 25, timber imported from the Alashankou port in Xinjiang has reached 39,000 cubic meters, with a value of 6.673 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 29.14% and 39.13% respectively year-on-year.

On April 27, a Xinjiang Metropolitan Daily reporter learned from the inspection and quarantine bureau of Alashankou that the imported timber is mainly logs and plates from Russia and Kazakhstan, and the species are related to fir, Pinus sylvestris, birch, and spruce.

It is understood that wood has always been the main product of imported goods at the port of Alashankou. Since 2000, the average annual import volume has been between 6 and 10 million cubic meters, which is the bulk import commodity at the port. In 2010, the import volume of timber at the Alashankou Port reached 109,300 cubic meters, and the value of goods was US$16.73 million, a record high for three years. At present, the Alashankou Port has become one of the large-scale distribution centers for imported timber in the northwest region.

Since 2011, the prices of imported logs and plates have become more obvious in the domestic market. The production demand of some large-scale furniture companies such as Meike wood industry in Xinjiang has been more prosperous, and the home improvement market has also increased the demand for primary processing materials such as plates, which has promoted the port timber. The increase in imports.