Putnam exports all over the world
SYP lumber & plywood, OSB, American hardwoods, and pressure treated goods are used all over the world because of the value and beauty. Putnam Lumber currently ships products to over 30 countries around the world. We have the flexibility to reach the far corners of the globe as we utilize break bulk vessels, closed containers, flat beds, and flat racks to export our products. Today, we have an annual overseas distribution of 95,000 cubic meters (over 2,000 truckloads) and are shipping products as close as Mexico and as far away as Eastern Asia.
North American Products Distribution Network
The heart of Putnam's operations lies in the southern pine producing region (pictured to the right). Southern yellow pine (SYP) is a general group of four principle tree species of longleaf, slash, shortleaf and loblolly, grown in a geographic range from Virginia to Texas, USA. People are increasingly dependent on trees for basic necessities. The Southern Pine region has over 192 million acres of forestland to meet the demands of SYP manufacturing facilities. These forestlands are harvested and replanted to ensure a continuous supply of fiber to meet the demand placed upon industries that rely upon SYP in their manufacturing operations. Southern Pine is an economical choice for use in wood manufacturing due to its beauty, strength, durability, value, availability and many other factors.
Our Supplier Base
Putnam Lumber's long history enables our clients to benefit from long lasting and well-established relationships with our suppliers. There are thousands of facilities that use SYP species for producing lumber, plywood, panel products, pressure treated wood, engineered wood, and packaging products. SYP products are manufactured in the United States and exported to every inhabited continent in the world. Our knowledge of the lumber and panel markets allows our clients to get the best quality product at very competitive prices.
We supply truckload orders direct from the manufacturer as well as highly mixed loads from our warehouse. With our volume purchasing, we are able to purchase truckloads from multiple suppliers and send out highly mixed loads to our clients. We go to great lengths to help control the quality of our delivered product. All of our products are stored inside covered warehouses to ensure our clients receive clean, bright, and fresh untreated or treated products.
Top 10 Softwood Lumber Imports by Country
Volumes below are reported in cubic meters for the calendar year 2016.
Reporting Country | Volume (m3) |
United States | 28,836,490 |
China | 21,075,000 |
United Kingdom | 6,191,000 |
Japan | 6,099,249 |
Germany | 4,875,000 |
Egypt | 4,439,000 |
Italy | 3,980,716 |
Netherlands | 2,475,800 |
France | 2,291,031 |
Uzbekistan | 2,087,269 |
Top 10 Softwood Lumber Exports by Country
Volumes below are reported in cubic meters for the calendar year 2016.
Reporting Country | Volume |
Canada | 34,640,570 |
Russian Federation | 24,893,000 |
Sweden | 12,996,000 |
Finland | 8,605,126 |
Germany | 7,282,000 |
Austria | 5,300,668 |
Chile | 3,170,900 |
Latvia | 2,793,761 |
United States | 2,788,281 |
Ukraine | 2,200,000 |
Top 10 Softwood Lumber Producing Countries
Volumes below are reported in cubic meters for the calendar year 2016.
Reporting Country | Volume |
United States | 55,627,000 |
Canada | 48,160,915 |
China | 34,375,000 |
Russian Federation | 34,287,975 |
Germany | 21,109,033 |
Sweden | 17,900,000 |
Finland | 11,370,000 |
Austria | 9,062,000 |
Japan | 8,622,000 |
Brazil | 8,600,000 |
Softwood Lumber Production by the United States by Calendar Year
Volumes below are reported in cubic meters for the calendar years 2006 through 2016.
Reporting Year | Volume |
2016 | 55,627,000 |
2015 | 55,793,000 |
2014 | 53,803,300 |
2013 | 51,051,000 |
2012 | 48,476,000 |
2011 | 45,481,800 |
2010 | 42,163,400 |
2009 | 39,576,000 |
2008 | 49,415,600 |
2007 | 59,768,600 |
2006 | 65,548,600 |
US Softwood Lumber Exports by Specie in 2014
Volumes below are reported in US$ for the calendar year 2014.
Specie | Volume |
Douglas-Fir | $ 267,786,967 |
Southern Yellow Pine | $ 260,548,587 |
Other (Not specified) | $ 85,397,787 |
Other Pine (Pine specie not specified) | $ 77,644,436 |
White/Red Pine | $ 64,760,558 |
Hem-Fir Mix | $ 56,557,991 |
Ponderosa Pine | $ 47,405,253 |
Hemlock | $ 44,132,881 |
Western Red Cedar | $ 32,347,275 |
Other Cedar | $ 28,653,236 |
S-P-F Mix | $ 21,799,556 |
Sitka Spruce | $ 11,984,334 |
Fir | $ 9,519,748 |
Other Spruce | $ 8,132,902 |
Lodgepole Pine | $ 7,979,913 |
Redwood | $ 2,561,859 |
Yellow Cedar | $ 1,576,225 |
Larch | $ 602,102 |