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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 A
member of the Samling Group in Malaysia has been awarded the Certificate
for Forest Management and Certificate for Chain of Custody from the
Malaysian Timber Certification Council. The forest area of Samling is the
first forest area managed by a private company in Malaysia to be awarded
the MTCC Certificate for Forest Management. The
MTCC-certified timber provides an independent assurance that the forest
management and harvesting policies and practices satisfy the issues of
legality and conform to sustainable forest management principles. This
will enable the Group to supply MTCC-certified timber products (like
plywood, doors, flooring and housing products) that satisfies the
chain-of-custody requirement. Francophone
West African Log Prices Only
one log price change has been seen over the past weeks. Prices for Ayous/Obeche
for European destinations are up euro 15 for all grades so LM is now at
euro 206, B grade at euro 191 and BC/C at euro 160 per Cu.m FOB.
For Asian destinations Ayous prices remain unchanged at euro190,
175 and 145 per Cu.m FOB. Exporters
had also expected higher prices for
Azobe and Sapele and a further increase for Iroko, however, in spite of
recent better demand from China and other Asian buyers, the dollar based
offers for South American lumber seem to have mopped up the European
demand and both log and lumber prices remained largely unchanged.
Nevertheless, West African exporters are still confident that
prices will advance in the early months of 2005. Current,
heavy stocks of South American lumber in France, Portugal and Netherlands
are contributing to the current low demand for new purchases in W. Africa.
As was anticipated W. African exporters soon expect that buyers for China
will be back in the market with much stronger demand for the traditional
European species including Sapele, Douka, Moabi, Dibetou, Iroko and Sipo.
As
previously reported, China is now moving to purchases of the higher end,
more decorative timbers which of course favours W. African producers of
these species. Analysts
say that, at the moment, trade is slow even for Okoume logs and will
likely be affected until the end of February by the coming Chinese New
Year celebrations. On the plus side, the proposed restrictions on log
exports from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands and the increasingly
successful clamp down on illegal logging in Indonesia will certainly
affect the availability of logs for China.
The
decision by the government of Gabon close down the sales activities of the
state log selling organization, SNBG is big news. As of the 1st January
2006 exporters will be free to sell directly but the technical department
of SNBG will, as now, control log measurement and quality. In
further moves, after a mid -2005 introductory period a quota system will be introduced by January 2006, similar to
that in Cameroon, to control and restrict
exports of logs needed for sawmilling and other domestic further
processing. FOB
LM B
BC/C Euro per Cu.m Afromosia/Assamela
381
350 - Acajou/N'Gollon
206 191
- Ayous/Obeche
206 Azobe
137 122
114 Bibolo/Dibtou
144 107
- Movingui
190 175
145 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 Teak
Logs Veneer
Quality
FOB per Hoppus Ton
Oct
Nov 2nd
Quality
Euro 4069
Euro 4200
4 tons
4 tons 3rd
Quality
Euro 3887
Euro 3905
10 tons 7 tons 4th
Quality
Euro 3286
Euro 3495
83 tons 48 tons Sawing
Quality
per Hoppus Ton Grade
1 Av. Euro
1915 Euro
2055
295 tons 148 tons Grade
2 Av. Euro
1476 Euro
1555
366 tons 227 tons Grade
3 Av. Euro
775 Euro
785
475 tons 207 tons Grade
4 Av. Euro
935 Euro
985
477 tons 463 tons Assorted
Av. Euro
691 nil
tons 2253 nil Domestic
Euro 533
Euro 535
tons 877 2015 tons Papua
New Guinea saw/veneer
grade December
2004 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 Logs
at mill yard
per Cu.m Mahogany
Ist Grade No
Sales Ipe
US$80 Jatoba
US$49 Guaruba
US$35 Mescla(white
virola) US$42
For
the first time in Brazil, FSC has reportedly certified a multiple-use
forest area. The Extractive Reserve São Luiz do Remanso, in the
State of Acre, in northern Brazil, is managed by a local association of
rubber latex extractors and who also harvest products such as timber, tree
bark, oils and seeds (used for local handicraft). The
success in certification was the result
of work done by the Amazonia
Consortium, a group of NGO's comprising WWF-Brasil, FSC Brasil, Amazon
Workers Center (CTA) and other organizations, with the support of USAID. According
to the Amazonia Consortium coordinator, the association of rubber latex
extractors is part of the Group of Communal Forest Producers (GPFC), which
comprises other 13 associations. The
certification will apparently benefit around 47 families and could, say
analysts, stimulate the management of new areas. Indonesia Indonesia's
timber industry is to get a boost as the government plans to increase the
logging quota this year, to better match capacity and help stabilise
employment opportunities. The
Indonesian press is saying the Minister
of Forestry has said his ministry would propose a revision of the annual
logging quota from 5.5 million cubic metres to somewhere between 20 and 30
million cubic metres. At
present, the industry has an annual installed capacity of about 42 million
cubic metres. The great discrepancy between capacity and log availability
has been cited as a key contributor to widespread illegal logging across
the country. The
logging quota increase is expected to result in an increase in the
industry's contribution to the state revenues of about US$9 billion from
an estimated $7.8 billion in 2004. 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$40-91 Sapele
US$55-154 Makore
(Veneer
Qual.) US$54-154 International
Sawnwood Francophone
West Africa No
price changes were reported at year end.
Currently the trade is slow and unlikely to improve until
mid-January at the earliest. As for log prices, the expected price
improvements for selected species did not materialise but exporters are
confident of demand and price increases early in 2005.
FOB
per Cu.m Okoume
Euro FAS
GMS
275 Standard
and Better 260 FAS
Fixed Sizes
290 Sipo FAS
Standard Sizes
488 FAS
Fixed Sizes
519 Sapelli
FAS
scantlings
487 Dibtou
FAS
Standard Sizes
381 FAS
Fixed Sizes
412 Iroko FAS
GMS
458 Scantlings
519 Strips
304 Khaya FAS
GMS
366 Brazil Tropical
sawnwood exports in the first eleven months of 2004 reached US$ 486.3
million up almost 39% over the same period last year. From
January to November 2004, pine sawnwood exports totalled US$ 269.2
million, up 17.3%over the same period last year. FOB
Belem/Paranagua Ports Export
Sawnwood per Cu.m Mahogany
KD FAS FOB UK
market
no trade Jatoba
Green (dressed)
US$520 Cambara
KD
US$400 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 The
Ghana Land and Forestry Policy Support Facility (GLFPSF) has initiated
action to reduce wood waste in the country. This, it intends to do through
the strengthening of links with wood base industries. This
was made known at a workshop organised to sensitise industry on how to
reduce wood waste in the timber industry. The workshop, was among other
things, to broaden the minds of the participants on how to diversify the
wood industry, create and strengthen linkages to reduce wood waste. The
plan is to broaden the economic base of the wood industry and stimulate
and encourage the initiation of policies and programmes that would sustain
the wood industry in the country. FOB
Euro per Cu.m Afromosia
855 Asanfina
480 Ceiba
180 Dahoma
310 Edinam
370 Khaya
520 Makore
450 Odum
610 Sapele
480 Wawa
1C&sel
245 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 per Cu.m 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 Domestic
Sawnwood Prices Brazil In
December, domestic wood prices in Real were quite stable, reflecting only
minor inflation adjustments. Prices in US Dollar reflect an average
exchange rate variation of around 2.2%. The highest price variation both
in Real (2.4%) and in US Dollar (4.7%) was registered for particleboard.
At month end demand for particleboard and MDF was up slightly due to go
demand from the furniture industry in Brazil. Sawnwood
(Green ex-mill) Northern
Mills
per Cu.m Mahogany
No sales Ipe
US$340 Jatoba
US$247 Southern
Mills Eucalyptus
AD
US$118 Pine
(KD) First Grade
US$152 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
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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