Survey shines light on COVID-19 impacts on tropical timber sector
2020-05-08
A survey by the ITTO Market Information Service (MIS) and the Trade Advisory Group (TAG) in nine tropical countries shows that the measures taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are having substantial impacts on the tropical timber sector, with thousands of workers laid off and demand plummeting. Some governments are providing support for workers and companies, but others are yet to react.
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- Shippers resort to utilising conventional cargo vessels. For this and other timber market news, read the 1-15 May 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report:.