Log exports by species 2003-2013 (12-month moving total million m3)

Long description: This graph shows the 12-month moving total in million m3 of log exports by species. By 2003, SPF, (then the major species export group) starts plummeting while Douglas fir exports explode. Until 2002, log exports focused almost exclusively on the U.S. and Japan and Spruce-Pine-Fir species (SPF), fir in particular (92%). Since 2002, Canada’s main log markets have shifted to Asia and consist almost exclusively of Douglas fir and hemlock.