{"id":1843,"date":"2023-08-24T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1843"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"official-wood-exports-redirected-to-china-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/1843\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: wood exports redirected to China, Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 24,&nbsp;<em>BPN<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/strong>The Belarusian Ministry of Forestry has restructured its work under Western sanctions, redirecting sales from the European Union to China and Azerbaijan, Forestry Minister Alaksandar Kulik has told Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, the latter&#8217;s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the introduction of Western sanctions, the EU accounted for 56 percent of Belarusian wood exports. Currently, the major buyers include China whose share rose from 37 to 52 percent, Azerbaijan with a 20-percent sales growth and Russia accounting for six percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus&#8217; monthly exports of sawn timber rose from 60,000 to 77,000 cubic meters, Kulik said. In seven months of 2023, Belarus supplied sold $90.4 million worth of wood products, he added, noting an increase in revenues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EU restricted exports of Belarusian wood products in March 2022. The same month, the Forest Stewardship Council, an international organization promoting responsible management of forests, suspended certification for wood and forest products from Belarus and Russia over Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 24,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;The Belarusian Ministry of Forestry has restructured its work under Western sanctions, redirecting sales from the European Union to China and Azerbaijan, Forestry Minister Alaksandar Kulik has told Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka, the latter&#8217;s press office reports. Prior to the introduction of Western sanctions, the EU accounted for 56 percent of Belarusian wood exports. 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