A total of 294 thousand green tonnes of softwood (UK grown and imported) was purchased by softwood fencing manufacturers in 2018 (Table 2.26).  This represents a decrease of 8% from the 2017 total of 319 thousand green tonnes.

Table 2.26 Total roundwood purchased by softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2009-2018

^{Source: Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers}

^Notes:

^{1. Categories are based on total softwood consumption, in thousand green tonnes.}

^{2. This table includes purchases of both UK grown and imported softwood, whereas table 2.24 relates to UK grown softwood only.}

^{Data: Longer time series of roundwood purchased by round fencing manufacturers, by size category and by country (England/ Wales/ Scotland/ Northern Ireland) are available from the Data downloads web page at: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/data-downloads/.}

Additional resources

Sources chapter: Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers