ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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timber
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fruits
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oil
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Detailed explanation-1: -Softwood lumber exports have made up the largest share of Canadian forest product exports on average, followed by other forest products and wood pulp, and lastly by newsprint, printing and writing paper and structural wood panels.
Detailed explanation-2: -The forests are made up primarily of spruce, poplar and pine. The Canadian forestry industry is composed of three main sectors: solid wood manufacturing, pulp and paper and logging.
Detailed explanation-3: -Exports The top exports of Canada are Crude Petroleum ($47.2B), Cars ($31.8B), Gold ($14.4B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($9.06B), and Sawn Wood ($7.69B), exporting mostly to United States ($264B), China ($19.3B), United Kingdom ($13.2B), Japan ($9.44B), and Mexico ($5.26B).
Detailed explanation-4: -Canada is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of softwood lumber. Softwood lumber accounts for 20% of the value of Canada’s forest product exports.
Detailed explanation-5: -the majority of these exports were to the U.S., China and Japan. the U.S. imported over 50% of Canada’s softwood lumber production. about 80% of U.S. softwood lumber imports came from Canada.