Southern Pine lumber exports (treated and untreated) are almost equal to 2024 year to date through October 2025 at 488 MMBF, according to October 2025 data from the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Services’ Global Agricultural Trade System.
October 2025’s 60 MMBF of exports were up 47% over October 2024 and up 33% compared to September 2025.
When looking at the report by dollar value, Southern Pine exports are up 4% YTD ($190 million) compared to 2024. Meanwhile, the October value of $25 million is the highest mark since June 2022, when the value hit $29 million. Mexico leads the way YTD 2025 at $56 million, followed by the Dominican Republic at $39 million, and India at $18 million.
Treated lumber exports, meanwhile, are down 4% through the first 10 months of the year compared to 2024. The Leeward-Windward Islands market leads the way through October at $18 million, followed by Jamaica at $16 million, and Belize at $10 million.
Softwood lumber imports are running 8% behind 2024 levels.
October 2025 Southern Pine Lumber Export Markets
Our international consultants weighed in with the following key takeaways on Southern Pine lumber (treated and untreated) export numbers among countries reporting more than 1 MMBF of imports through October 2025. While most countries are still down, the numbers through October showed improvements over the past two months across the board:
- Mexico remains the largest export market (by volume) of Southern Pine and treated lumber but is down 1% YTD with 133 MMBF.
- The Dominican Republic, the No. 2 importer of Southern Pine, is down 5% with 77 MMBF.
- Canada, now the No. 6 importer of Southern Pine lumber (treated and untreated), continues to run 10% ahead of 2024 YTD at 26 MMBF.
- India is equal to 2024 YTD with 29 MMBF.
- The Philippines continues to outperform 2024 YTD, up 20% with 5 MMBF.
- Exports to China, now the 18th largest importer, are down 65% YTD at 4 MMBF.
- The following countries in the Caribbean and Central American region, outside of Mexico and the Dominican Republic mentioned above, imported more than 1 MMBF through July 2025:
- Jamaica: the third-largest export market was down 8% through September 2025 over the year with 45 MMBF.
- The Leeward-Windward Islands: down 1% YTD with 30 MMBF.
- The Bahamas: up 14% with 19 MMBF.
- Barbados: up 82% to 17 MMBF.
- Netherland Antilles: up 32% at 13 MMBF.
- Belize: up 37% year-over-year with 13 MMBF.
- Haiti: up 46% with 12 MMBF.
- Trinidad and Tobago: up 2% with 8 MMBF.
- Honduras: up 310% with 5 MMBF.
- Cayman Islands: down 26% at 4 MMBF.
- El Salvador: up 35% with 4 MMBF.
- Turks and Caicos: down 17% with 2 MMBF.
- Panama: down 23% with 2 MMBF.
- Guatemala: up 397% with 2 MMBF.
- Costa Rica: down 36% with 1 MMBF.
- Other countries of note:
- Pakistan: down 9% with 10 MMBF so far in 2025.
- Colombia: up 3% with 5 MMBF.
- Vietnam: up 5% over the year on 5 MMBF.
- Taiwan: down 44% YTD with 2 MMBF.
- Netherlands: down 24% with 2 MMBF.
- France: down 28% with 2 MMBF.
- Egypt: down 34% on 2 MMBF.
- United Kingdom: down 9% with 2 MMBF.
- Italy: down 1% with 1 MMBF.
- Micronesia: up 42% with 1 MMBF.
- Australia: up 4% at 1 MMBF.
Members, check out the member portal for a full breakdown of each country for October 2025.
*Note: data are expressed in million board feet (MMBF) unless otherwise indicated.