Brazil’s exports of wood products ease in September
Exports of wood products (except pulp and paper) decreased 2.8% in September 2007, compared with the same period of 2006, when USD 355.3 million was exported. This year, total exports in September reached USD345.4 million. Pine sawnwood exports decreased in value by 0.1% in September compared to the same period in 2006. However, volume rose by 0.5% in September 2006 to September 2007.
Tropical sawnwood exports increased 14.6% in value in September 2007 from a year ago, from USD62.4 million to USD54.4 million. The volume of exports also rose 1.6% in September 2007 compared to last year, from 139,475 m³ to 141,726 m³ in September 2007.
The exported volume of pine plywood reached 139,754 m³ in September 2007, decreasing 1.2% from 2006 levels. However, pine plywood rose in value 35.2%, from USD34.2 million in September 206 to USD46.2 million in September 2007. Tropical plywood exports decreased in volume from 41,830 m³ to 29,926 m³ in September 2007, indicating a fall of 28.5%. In value, it fell 17.6% from USD20.3 million in September 2006 to USD16.8million in September 2007. During the same period, exports of wood furniture also fell slightly by 4% in value.