Impacts of pandemic on tropical timber trade could be felt for years—Annual Market Discussion

2021-12-01

Wednesday 1 December 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic fallout has had major impacts on the tropical timber trade in all the major trading regions, with potentially long-term ramifications, according to speakers at the 2021 Annual Market Discussion, which took place during the 57th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council being convened virtually this week.