The value of output by the forestry industries in Guangdong has maintained it number one position for the 11th consecutive year.
It has been reported that the value of forest industry output in Guangdong Province in 2019 rose 79% to RMB841.6 billion, increasing RMB372.5 billion over 2018. The value of forestry industry output exceeded RMB100 billion in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan cities.
The area of forest cover in Guangdong Province stands at almost 59% and the forest standing volume is estimated at over 570 million cubic metres. Forest products industries have a long traditional in Guangdong and there have been rapid developments in recent years.
The output value of woodbased panels, furniture, wood (bamboo) flooring, woodbased pulp, paper and rosin has been among the highest in the country for many years. The output value of the secondary industry, represented by furniture, wood bamboo flooring and paper making was RMB544.6 billion in 2019.
The Province has established more than 110 large scale forest products markets for offline sales and logistics trading platforms have been established to support the forestry sector develop large scale, intensively managed and professionalism.