Japan Wood Products
Prices
Dollar Exchange Rates of
1 July. 2009
Japan Yen 96.64
Reports From Japan
Timber stats for 2008 show prevalence of domestic
supply
The Japan Lumber Journal has reported on statistics
released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries, which indicated that demand for raw materials
in the form of logs had dropped 9.6% in 2008 compared to
the previous year. While the volume of domestic logs was
nearly the same as in 2008, the volume of imported logs
slid by 25%. The amount of domestic logs supplied
jumped for the sixth year in a row, reaching 68% of the
total log supply and up 6.7% on a year-on-year basis.
Supply of domestic softwood was down slightly, and red
pine and Japanese black pine were among the more
popular species. The hardwood supply increased, but only
on account of the jump in wood chip supply. The tables
below show the domestic supply of logs in Japan (Table 1)
and the demand for logs in Japan (Table 2):
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Abbreviations
| LM Loyale Merchant, a grade of log parcel |
Cu.m
Cubic Metre |
| QS Qualite Superieure |
Koku 0.278 Cu.m or 120BF |
| CI Choix Industriel
|
FFR
French Franc |
| CE
Choix Economique |
SQ
Sawmill Quality |
| CS Choix Supplimentaire |
SSQ
Select Sawmill Quality |
| FOB Free-on-Board |
FAS Sawnwood Grade First and |
| KD Kiln Dry |
Second |
| AD Air Dry |
WBP Water and Boil Proof |
| Boule A Log Sawn Through and Through |
MR
Moisture Resistant |
|
the boards from one log are bundled |
pc per piece |
|
together |
ea
each |
| BB/CC Plywood
grades. Letter(s) on the left indicate face veneer(s), those on the right backing
veneer(s). Veneer grade decreases in order B, BB, C, CC, etc. |
MBF 1000 Board Feet
|
|
Plywood |
MDF Medium
Density Fibreboard |
| BF Board Foot |
F.CFA
CFA Franc
|
| Sq.Ft Square
Foot |
PHND
Pin hole no defect grade |
| Hoppus ton 1.8 cubic metres |
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