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Log Prices Sarawak
Log Prices FOB
per Cu.m Meranti
SQ up US$190-195
small
US$160-165
super small
US$130-135 Keruing
SQ up US$170-175
small
US$140-145
super small
US$110-115 Kapur
SQ up
US$145-150 Selangan
Batu SQ up
US$145-150
Some
price movements have been observed and these occurred towards the end of
the month. Most
was the weakness in Azobe prices which have fallen largely because of the
heavy competition from Okan and also Angelem Vermeilho from Brazil which
is on offer at significantly lower prices.
Also demand from European buyers is slack, especially for logs, as
there are now so few hardwood conversion log mills still working in the
Netherlands and Germany especially. Ayous/Obeche
has seen strong demand and prices are up for all grades, following similar
increase last month. On the
other hand prices for Bobolo are down marginally by about Euro 7 per cubic
metre while Bubinga prices are up. Sapele
log and lumber prices are on the weak side due to poor demand and high
production. Traders
in West Africa are saying that they sense that markets are cooling down,
especially in Asia. In
previous reports the swings in prices for Okoume were noted as buying for
the Chinese market first resisted and then accepted price increases. At
the moment the market is swinging the other way and China apparently high
stocks of Okoume and other peeler logs so falling demand from buyers for
China has pushed down prices. India
is now a big buyer of African timbers but reports indicate that Indian
stocks of their favourite species such as Padouk and Belli are high and
buying interest has faded somewhat. FOB
LM B
BC/C Euro per Cu.m Afromosia/Assamela
381
350 - Acajou/N'Gollon
206 191
- Ayous/Obeche
206 Azobe
137 Bibolo/Dibtou
144 Movingui
190 Fromager/Ceiba
114 114
- Iroko
351 320
241 Limba/Frake
137 114
99 Moabi
244 221
206 Padouk
206 206
- Sapelli
229 213
190 Sipo/Utile
274 259
- Tali
144 129
91 Doussie
457 335
274 Gabon
Okoume Grade
per Cu.m CI
US$150 CE
US$122 CS
US$95 QS
US$176 Okoume
for China 40%
CI, 40% CE, 20% CS
US$200
(Free alongside) Myanmar Veneer
Quality
FOB per Hoppus Ton
Sept
Oct 2nd
Quality
Euro 4039
Euro 4069
3 tons
4 tons 3rd
Quality
Euro 3785
Euro 3887
4 tons
10 tons 4th
Quality
Euro 3308
Euro 3286
51 tons 83 tons Sawing
Quality
per Hoppus Ton Grade
1 Av. Euro 1952
Euro 1915
252 tons 295 tons Grade
2 Av. Euro 1492
Euro 1476
195 tons 366 tons Grade
3 Av. Euro 770
Euro 775
395 tons 475 tons Grade
4 Av. Euro 1040
Euro 935
513 tons 477 tons Assorted
Av. Euro 708
Euro 691
2050 tons tons 2253 Domestic
Euro 546
Euro 533
492 tons 877 tons Papua
New Guinea Saw/veneer
grade Monthly
Average FOB per Cu.m Malas
US$61 Calophyllum
US$81 Taun
US$72 Terminalia
US$61 Pencil
Cedar
US$78 PNG
Mersawa
US$82 Red
Canarium
US$55 Erima
US$60 Dillenia
US$58 Burckella
US$62 Kwila
US$90 Domestic
Log Prices Brazil In
October, a slight increase in domestic wood prices was observed. The US
Dollar fell slightly against the Real by around 0.34% during the period.
The increase in domestic prices was mainly due to the high demand for logs
(both pine and tropical) from export-oriented solid wood industries as
well the increases in transport costs as a result of higher fuel costs Logs
at mill yard
per Cu.m Mahogany
Ist Grade No
Sales Ipe
US$74 Jatoba
US$46 Guaruba
US$32 Mescla(white
virola) US$39
Plantations
out-sourced Forest
industries, which have traditionally invested in their own forest
plantations, have been gradually moving to outsourcing raw materials. This
is stimulating small producers to create forest plantations to meet the
growing demands of industry. It
is becoming increasingly difficult to get good land for plantations at
reasonable prices because agricultural land prices have risen in recent
years to the point were the industry cannot afford to invest. According
the Ministry of Environment, Brazil needs to plant 600,000 hectares of
forests per year, demanding an investment of R$ 900 million to meet
industry needs. However, data shows that the area likely to be planted
will fall short of the requirements being forecast at around 400,000
hectares this year and perhaps 500,000 hectares in 2005. At this pace of
establishment wood imports will be required and could come from Argentina
and Uruguay. To
meet the required plantation area expansion, the Brazilian Association of
Plantation Forest Producers (ABRAF) intends to show small rural producers
that plantation forests are a good alternative source of income. At
present only 10% of the 5 million hectares of eucalyptus and pine
plantations is from non industry owned plantations. The greatest to
expanding small land owners in plantations is said to be the red tape
involved and financing difficulties. The
bureaucracy is created by different legislation that the small producer
must follow at municipal, state and federal levels. Even at any one level
there may be more than one entity legislating over the matter which can
hinder potential growers. Lack
of adequate financing programmes, say analysts may also be a difficulty to
the small producer since costs in the first years are very high and
profits come only after seven or eight years. ABRAF apparently has plans
to stimulating forest plantation establishment alongside corn or bean
cultivation to allow an early generation of income during the growing
cycle the plantation forest. Indonesia Domestic
log prices per
Cu.m Plywood
logs Face
Logs
US$90-100 Core
logs US$60-75 Sawlogs(Meranti)
US$105-115 Falkata
logs
US$90-95 Rubberwood
US$85-95 Pine
US$95-100 Mahoni
US$500-515 Peninsula
Malaysia Logs Domestic
(SQ ex-log yard) per Cu.m DR
Meranti US$210-220 Balau
US$175-180 Merbau
US$215-225 Rubberwood
US$85-90 Keruing
US$175-185 Ghana
per Cu.m Wawa
US$36-44 Odum
US$77-175 Ceiba
US$31-53 Chenchen
US$33-88 Mahogany
(Veneer
Qual.) US$49-176 Sapele
US$55-154 Makore
(Veneer
Qual.) US$55-154 International
Sawnwood Francophone
West Africa West
African sawnwood prices remain stable. Sapele sawnwood prices remain soft
and fierce competition is reported against enquiries for Okoume lumber. Some
exporters are considering slowing or halting Okoume sawnwood production
until prices improve. Traders
are expecting November to be a difficult trading month with a lot of
negative sentiment in the market. FOB
per Cu.m Okoume
Euro FAS
GMS
266 Standard
and Better 251 FAS
Fixed Sizes
297 Sipo FAS
Standard Sizes
640 FAS
Fixed Sizes
670 Sapelli
FAS
487 Dibtou
FAS
Standard Sizes
381 FAS
Fixed Sizes
412 Iroko FAS
GMS
548 Scantlings
487 Strips
274 Khaya FAS
GMS
398 The
ATIBT has published some brochures on the the African timbers Azob¨¦,
Moabi, Ob¨¦ch¨¦, Okoum¨¦ and Sapelli. These
brochures cover environmental services, services to development and
services to final users. ATIBT
recommends these brochures to any professional using these timbers or any
those interested in tropical forestry. The brochures are available in
French from the ATIBT secretariat. Brazil FOB
Belem/Paranagua Ports Export
Sawnwood
per Cu.m Mahogany
KD FAS FOB UK
market
no trade Jatoba
Green (dressed)US$510 Cambara
KD
US$410 Asian
Market(green) Guaruba
US$240
Angelim pedra
US$270
Mandioqueira US$190 Pine
(AD)
US$130 Malaysia Sawn
Timber Export(FOB)
per Cu.m White
Meranti A & Up US$325-330 Seraya Scantlings
(75x125 KD) US$645-655 Sepetir
Boards
US$185-195 K.Sesendok
25,50mm
US$350-360 Ghana FOB
Euro per Cu.m Afromosia
855 Asanfina
480 Ceiba
180 Dahoma
300 Edinam
360 Khaya
480 Makore
449 Odum
580 Sapele
480 Wawa
300 Peru For
US Market
per Cu.m Mahogany
1C&B, KD 16% Central
American market
US$1220-1250 Mahogany
1C&B, KD 16% US
market US$1300-1380 Spanish
Cedar No.1 C&B, KD
16%, Central
Am. Market US$615-630 Walnut
1" Thickness, 6'
- 11' length
US$660-700 Spanish
cedar # 1 C&B, KD
16% Mexican market
US$630-650 Pumaquiro
25-50mm AD Mexican
market
US$460-490 Virola
1" to 2" Length
6' - 8' KD
US$270-290 Lagarto
2" Thickness, 6'
- 8' length
US$345-365 Ishpingo
2" Thickness
6' - 8' length
US$365-385
Report
from Brazil Sawnwood
(Green ex-mill) Northern
Mills
per Cu.m Mahogany
No sales Ipe
US$313 Jatoba
US$225 Southern
Mills Eucalyptus
AD
US$109 Pine
(KD) First Grade
US$140 Report
from Indonesia Sawn timber, ex-mill Domestic construction material Kampar
per Cu.m AD
3x12-15x400cm
US$200-210 KD
US$280-290 AD
3x20x400cm
US$305-315 KD
US$320-330 Keruing AD
3x12-15cmx400
US$225-230 AD
2x20cmx400
US$220-225 AD
3x30cmx400
US$230-235 Malaysia Sawnwood
per Cu.m Balau(25&50mm,100mm+)
US$235-245 Kempas50mm
by (75,100&125mm) US$185-195 Rubberwood 25x75x660mm
up US$235-240 50-75mm
Sq.
US$245-250 >75mm
sq.
US$255-265 Ghana Sawnwood
per Cu.m Wawa
25x300x4.2m US$73 Emeri
25x300x4.2m US$70 Ceiba
25x300x4.2m US$53 Dahoma
50x150x4.2m US$138 Redwood
50x75x4.2m US$122 Ofram
25x225x4.2m
US$136 Peru
per Cu.m Mahogany
US$1512-1522 Virola
US$186-200 Spanish
Cedar US$630-640 Catahua
US$177-183 Tornillo
US$357-365
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