Of all softwood sawlogs consumed by larger sawmills in 2015, 58% came from Scotland, 21% from England, 14% from Wales and 4% from Northern Ireland (Tables 2.16 and 2.16a). The remaining 3% were imported from other countries. This was similar to the breakdown by source in previous years.
97% of softwood sawlogs used by Scottish mills in 2015 came from Scotland. The corresponding proportions of mills’ log use coming from within the same country were 65% for England, 80% for Wales and 51% for Northern Ireland.
Source | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
UK |
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thousand green tonnes | |||||
England | 1 108 | 46 | 86 | 0 | 1 240 |
Wales | 320 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 810 |
Scotland | 281 | 80 | 3 029 | 69 | 3 459 |
Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 263 |
Total UK logs | 1 709 | 616 | 3 115 | 332 | 5 772 |
Other countries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 182 |
Total log consumption | 1 709 | 616 | 3 115 | 514 | 5 954 |
Source: Sawmill Survey (detailed)
Notes:
1. Sawmills producing at least 10 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood).
Year | Source | Total | ||||
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England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
Other countries |
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per cent of total softwood consumption | ||||||
2011 | 21 | 13 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 100 |
2012 | 22 | 13 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 100 |
2013 | 22 | 13 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 100 |
2014 | 22 | 13 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 100 |
2015 | 21 | 14 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 100 |
Source: Sawmill Survey (detailed)
Notes:
1. Sawmills producing at least 10 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood).
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