Brazilian Wood Product Exports Decline
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According to data release by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Japan, the total value of wood product exports (except pulp and paper) from Brazil this past August fell 2.7% compared with August 2010, from $217.4 million to $211.5 million. Pine sawnwood exports increased 0.7% this August compared with the same month in 2010, from $14.3 million to $14.4 million. In terms of volume, exports increased 6.1%, from 61,800 m3 to 65,600 m3 year-on-year.
Exports of tropical sawnwood fell both in volume and in value, from 42,300 m3 in August 2010 to 35,600 m3 in August 2011 and from $19.9 million to $18.7 million, respectively, over the same period. This performance represents an overall 6.0% decline in value and 16% decline in export volumes.
Pine plywood exports dropped 23% in value this August compared with levels in August 2010, from $32.2 million to $24.7 million. The decline in volume amounted to 29% over the same period, from 87,800 m3 to 62,600 m3.
Exports of tropical plywood also dropped, from 9,800 m3 in August 2010 to 7,300 m3 this past August, representing a 25.5% decline. In terms of value, a 17% fall was recorded, from $5.4 million to $4.5 million. Exports of wooden furniture also suffered as the value of exports fell from $48.1 million in August 2010 to $45 million this August, a 6.4% decrease.
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