Against the worsening trade tensions between U.S. and China, the overall value of hardwood exports to South East Asia & the Greater China market was $907.6 million, down 31.7% compared to the first half of last year. The hardwood export value to Greater China fell 39% (YoY) to $705.6 million. On the other hand, Southeast Asia markets increased 17.1% (YoY) to $202 million with Vietnam accounting for 81% of that total ($163.6 million in Vietnam, up 23% YoY).