North American Lumber Market

01-15th January 2008

Burmese timber legislation may be redundant
The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) recently said the U.S. Senate passed an amendment before the holiday break to ban imports of Burmese timber and gemstones. The amendment replaces a previous House resolution that did not include teak. However, IWPA noted that the recent Lacey Act amendment compromise proposed by Senator Wyden already addresses timber from Burma, thus making the additional measure on Burmese timber unnecessary.

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