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Which curious forest animal's activities can change an entire forest?

Answer: Mice, shrews, squirrels and other small animals disperse around 95% of tree seeds found in a forest. How these mammals disperse those seeds affects things like how many seedlings take root and what species of tree will dominate the forest.

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U.S. imports of hardwood plywood have grown 45% year-to-date through May. However, this is lower than the 60% year-to-date growth through April. In May, imports from Russia dropped to 26 million square feet from an average of more than 51 million square feet per month through April. The skyrocketing growth in imports from Vietnam also appears to have slowed somewhat in May, reaching 108% year-to-date, after surging to 183% year-to-date through April.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has determined that a U.S. importer transhipped Chinese-made wooden cabinets and vanities through Indonesia to avoid duties.

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Final Determination (508 compliant) - (7618) (PDF)

Imports of engineered wood flooring have grown 31% by volume and 33% by value so far this year. The top sources of imports are now Vietnam and Cambodia, which have overtaken China. China faces significant tariffs.

U.S. Customs has begun a formal investigation of another U.S. importer of wooden cabinets and vanities from China, after finding "reasonable suspicion" that the importer evaded antidumping and countervailing duties.

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