In the first four months of this year, total imports of hardwood plywood fell by 65% in volume and by nearly 70% in value vs. last year. Imports of hardwood plywood declined in every one of the top 10 countries except Ecuador, according to the Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Last year, U.S. imports of hardwood plywood grew by 12% in value to more than $2.1 billion.