Japan Timber and Wood Products Prices Index - Pine,Redwood,Plywood and Veneer,Building Materials

Japan Wood Products Prices

01-15th May 2005

Report From Japan

Dollar Exchange Rates of 6th May 2005

Japan Yen 104.9

The Japanese timber industry has been enjoying the traditional 'golden week holiday over the first week of May and the sector is only just getting back into full swing.

Logs For Plywood Manufacturing

CIF Price Yen per Koku

Meranti (Hill, Sarawak)

Medium Mixed 5,850

Meranti (Hill, Sarawak)

STD Mixed 6,000

Meranti (Hill, Sarawak)

Small Lot

(SM60%, SSM40%) 4,750

Taun, Calophyllum (PNG)

and others 4,700

Mixed Light Hardwood

(PNG G3-G5 grade) 4,200

Okoume (Gabon) 7,000

Keruing (Sarawak)

Medium MQ & up 7,100

Kapur (Sarawak) Medium

MQ & up 6,650

Logs For Sawmilling

FOB Price Yen per Koku

Melapi (Sarawak)

Select 8,800

Agathis (Sarawak)

Select 8,600

Lumber FOB Price Yen per Cu.m

White Seraya (Sabah)

24x150mm, 4m

1st grade 105,000

Mixed Seraya

24x48mm,

1.8-4m, S2S 42,000

For more information on the Japanese market please

see www.n-mokuzai.com

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 Grade B faced and Grade C backed	MBF 1000 Board Feet
Plywood	MDF Medium Density Fibreboard
BF Board Foot	F.CFA CFA Franc
Sq.Ft Square Foot	Price has moved up or down

Source:ITTO