This webinar will be organized by five Vietnamese timber trade associations and Forest Trends to update the current situation of Vietnam timber sector and recent government policy in mitigating negative impacts of COVID-19 on wood processing enterprises.

In the first 9 months of 2021 the exports of wood and wood products (W&WP) to Japan totaled at US$1.02 billion showing an increase of 10% over the same period in 2020.

Despite the decrease during Q3, the export turnover of Vietnam timber and wood products in the first 9 months reached US$11.14 billion, up by 30.9% year over year. The industry’s experts estimate the turnover will be approximate US$1 billion each month for Q4, 2021.