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Log Prices Sarawak
Log Prices FOB
per Cu.m Meranti
SQ up US$200-205
small
US$170-175
super small
US$140-145 Keruing
SQ up US$175-185
small
US$145-155
super small
US$115-125 Kapur
SQ up
US$155-160 Selangan
Batu SQ up
US$170-175 Ý Francophone
West African Log Prices FOB
LM B
BC/C Euro per
Cu.m Afromosia/Assamela
381
350 - Acajou/N'Gollon
206 175
- Ayous/Obeche
206
191 160 Azobe
175 160
137 Bibolo/Dibtou
152 114
- Movingui
190 175
152 Fromager/Ceiba
114
114 - Iroko
351 320
290 Limba/Frake
137 114
99 Moabi
244 221
206 Padouk
206 206
175 Sapelli
213 198
175 Sipo/Utile
274 259
229 Tali
144 129
91 Doussie
457 366
274 Gabon Okoume Grade
per Cu.m CI
US$150 CE
US$122 CS
US$94 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
Apr
May 2nd
Quality
Euro 3731
Euro 3891Ý
6 tons
4 tons 3rd
Quality
Euro 3670
Euro 3702Ý
12 tons
6 tons 4th
Quality
Euro 3069
Euro 3522Ý
53 tons
51 tons Sawing
Quality
per Hoppus Ton Grade 1 Av.
Euro 1950
Euro 2077Ý
23 tons 115 tons Grade 2 Av.
Euro 1597
Euro 1606Ý
224 tons
246 tons Grade 3 Av.
Euro 765
Euro 877Ý
79 tons 46 tons Grade 4 Av.
Euro 1103
Euro 1196Ý
896 tons
706 tons Assorted Av.
Euro 724
Euro 841Ý
178 tons
162 tons Domestic
Euro 580
Euro 580
860 tons 860 tons In
the May auction a total of 3414 hoppus tons of teak logs were sold for a
little over Euro 3 mil. Overall prices firmed on the back of a weaker
Euro. Fourth Grade veneer
logs attracted bids as high as Euro 3823 per H. ton while the average
price was Euro 3522 per h.ton. For
SG-1 logs the bid spread was just over Euro 400 with prices averaging Euro
2077. Papua
New Guinea Saw/veneer grade Monthly Average FOB per Cu.m Mar
Apr Malas
US$58
US$60 Calophyllum
US$71
US$81 Ý Taun
US$69
US$77 Ý Terminalia
US$60
US$60 Pencil
Cedar US$74
US$78 Ý PNG
Mersawa
US$86
US$83 ß
Mar
Apr Red
Canarium
US$60
US$60 Erima
US$60
US$60 Dillenia
US$59
US$57 ß Burckella
US$61
US$61 Kwila
US$105
US$102 ß Plantation Log Export FOB Prices Kamarere Log dia.
Mar 60+cm
US$73 50-59cm
US$65 40-49cm
US$58 30-39cm
US$52 20-29cm
US$39 Domestic
Log Prices Brazil Logs
at mill yard
per Cu.m Mahogany
Ist Grade No
Sales Ipe
US$93 Jatoba
US$58 Guaruba
US$40 Mescla(white
virola) US$48 New Reserves
in Para In
May, Brazil's Ministry of Environment (MMA) announced the creation of five
new forest concessions or so-called 'extractive reserves' in the State of
Par¨¢. These are areas where
natural resources can be harvested under strict sustainable management
plans without significant damage to the environment.
Four
reserves are located along the State coastline (Arai Peroba, Caet¨¦,
Taperaçu Gurupi Piri¨¢, and Tracuapeu¨¢),and one is a forest
reserve known as Pamua, on
the island of Maraj¨®. The area of the 'reserves' is reported as some
261,252 hectares. The
coastline reserves were created to offer alternative and sustainable
livelihoods to guarantee the survival of the communities in the area who
also depend on fishing for part of their income. The
MMA also announced a target to create Preservation Protection and
Conservation Units (UC) over more than 9 million hectares in the Amazon,
as part of the Amazon Region Protected Areas (ARPA) Program. These
UCs are areas in which harvesting of natural resources is forbidden.
Created in 2002, the ARPA currently has 23 UCs, covering some 16
million ha. Indonesia Domestic
log prices per
Cu.m Plywood
logs Face
Logs
US$140-150 Ý Core
logs US$65-80 Ý Sawlogs(Meranti)
US$145-150 Ý Falkata
logs
US$90-95 Rubberwood
US$95-100 Pine
US$100-105 Ý Mahoni
US$500-515 Peninsula Malaysia Logs Domestic
(SQ ex-log yard) per Cu.m DR
Meranti US$225-235 Ý Balau
US$175-180 Merbau
US$270-280 Rubberwood
US$95-100 Keruing
US$185-190 Ý 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 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 Search
for new markets Currently,
the Brazilian timber sector is expected to see a 28% growth in the wood
products sector in 2005 compared to 2004 and this will be mainly because
of the efforts of the Brazilian private sector to diversify into new
markets. According
to market research done by the Brazilian timber industry, the best
opportunities are to be found in the Middle East and Asia which, in spite
of not being traditional markets for Brazil, have considerable potential
for growth. The
moves of the Brazilian industry to diversify stems from the steady
increases seen in interest rates in the US which ultimately will mean a
reduction in demand for wood products for housing and construction in that
market. Another
target of the Brazilian wood products sector is the domestic market.
According to recent studies, while Brazil is currently the largest
tropical timber producer and consumer, wood products manufactured from
plantation species are not widely accepted in the domestic market. In
order to address this situation, the Brazilian Association for
Mechanically Processed Timber (ABIMCI), jointly with the National
Institute for Metrology, Normalization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO)
are developing ideas for changing national standards and norms.
The idea is to have standards and norms that will provide equivalent assurances of safety and utility to
domestic consumers with respect to wood products from plantations. FOB
Belem/Paranagua Ports Export
Sawnwood per Cu.m Mahogany
KD FAS FOB UK
market
no trade Jatoba
Green (dressed)
US$610 Cambara
KD
US$470 Asian
Market(green) Guaruba
US$265
Angelim pedra
US$280
Mandioqueira
US$230 Pine
(AD)
US$135 Export
Trends In
April, exports of tropical sawnwood reached USD 52.6 million (166,000
cubic metres) a 29.7% growth in comparison to the same period of 2004
(128,000 cubic metres). Exports
of wooden furniture amounted to USD 78.4 million in the month of April
alone, representing an increase of almost 24% compared to April, 2004 (USD
63.3 million). Malaysia An
overall upward movement in sawntimber FOB prices has been observed. Some
mills report that there is a shortage of logs for the main species. Prices
for Merbau are particularly firm and for some specifications prices are as
high as US$950 per cubic metre. Other timbers are also experiencing price
increases but not as drastic as that for Merbau. On
the other hand, Rubberwood, the most important furniture timber in
Malaysia, the demand is currently not strong and analysts say this is due
to the weak international furniture demand at present and it is reported
that sawmillers in southern Thailand are aggressively selling sawn
Rubberwood in the Malaysian market. This, say analysts, is saturating
demand and causing price weakness locally. Sawn
Timber Export(FOB)
per Cu.m White
Meranti A & Up
US$330-340 Seraya Scantlings
(75x125 KD)
US$625-630 Ý Sepetir
Boards
US$195-205 Ý K.Sesendok
25,50mm
US$360-370 Ý Ghana Air-dry FAS 25-100mm x 150mm and
up x 2.4m and up FOB
Euro per Cu.m Afromosia
855 Asanfina
480 Ceiba
180 Dahoma
310 Emeri
350 Edinam
370 Khaya
540 Makore
450 Niangon
490 Odum
630 Sapele
480 Wawa 1C&sel
250 Peru Mahogany
quota set Peru
has now established a national export quota for Mahogany (Swietenia
macrophyla) for 2005. The
volume agreed with the timber industry is for allowable exports of 23,621
cubic metres for the year and volumes will be computed as from January 01,
2005. The
government order also established the Forest and Wildlife Technical
Administration as responsible for supervising shipments of Moena
Rosana, Cumala, Aguano Masha or any other species that could be confused
with Mahogany .
per Cu.m Mahogany
1C&B, KD 16% Central
American market
US$1220-1250 Mahogany
1C&B, KD 16% US
market US$1380-1450 Spanish
Cedar No.1 C&B, KD
16%, Central
American Market US$615-620 Walnut
1" Thickness, 6'
- 11' length
US$640-660 Spanish
cedar # 1 C&B, KD
16% Mexican
market
US$630-650 Pumaquiro
25-50mm AD Mexican
market
US$460-490 Virola
Grade 1 1" to 2" Length
6' - 8' KD Mexican
market
US$270-290 Virola
Grade 2 1" to 2" Length
6' - 8' KD Mexican
market
US$230-250 Lagarto
2" Thickness, 6'
- 8' length
US$320-340 Cumaru
4" 6-11ft KD Central
American Market US$760-790 Ishpingo
2" Thickness
6' - 8' length
US$355-365 Peru's
2005 exports Export
earnings from timber amounted to US$ 52.8 million (Jan-Apr 2005) and
sawnwood exports led the way, increasing 41% and contributing almost 60%
to the sectors exports up to April. Mouldings
such as "strips and friezes, decking, flooring and furniture
blanks" are the second most important category of product exported
and for these items exports were up almost 80% on the sam eperiod last
year. Plywood
exports were in third place (up 64%) followed by wooden furniture and
parts exports. Domestic
Sawnwood Prices Brazil Sawnwood
(Green ex-mill) Northern
Mills
per Cu.m Mahogany
No sales Ipe
US$399 Ý Jatoba
US$287 Southern
Mills Eucalyptus
AD
US$136 Pine
(KD) First Grade
US$178 Indonesia 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 Merbau
US$475-490 Ý Kempas50mm
by (75,100&125mm) US$195-200 Rubberwood 25x75x600mm
up US$220-230
ß 50-75mm
Sq.
US$230-235 ß >75mm
sq.
US$255-260 ß 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 High
timber imports Peru
is rich in forest resources, having a great diversity of species (over
2,500 ) so it comes as a surprise to see timber imports being so high. Customs
records show that Peru imported wood products to the tune of US$49 million
in 2004, mainly coated particleboard (melamine and decorative overlays,
fibreboard, OSB, kiln dried and dimension Pine sawnwood, transmission
poles and railway sleepers (Pine), wood for matches, RTA furniture and
joinery items (mainly doors and frames). Chile
was the main supplier providing reconstituted wood panels, plywood and KD
Pine sawnwood. Ecuador was
the other main supplier to Peru. Some
imports came from the US, mainly transmission poles and Pine sawnwwod.
Brazil supplied OSB and RTA furniture and laminated wood flooring. Imports
were also sourced in Colombia International Plywood and. |
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