Until recently, U.S. hard maple veneer could be exported to the European Union as long as it was certified as kiln-dried, to satisfy the concern over sapstreak disease, Davidsoniella virescens. The EU recently changed this, requiring “area freedom” from the disease for maple logs and sliced veneer sheets, as Decorative Hardwoods Association reported.
The consequence: maple logs and veneer sheets produced from those logs that originate in New York, Vermont, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina cannot be certified for shipment to the EU.