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Brazilian Wood Market
A Market For Local Consumption
The Brazilian timber market is mainly local and the exports
of this sector represent only a tiny proportion of world tropical timber
market.
Sawnwood Production
These last years, however, exports of processed products (plywood
and particleboards, specially) have increased significantly.
More on this: Sawnwood (coming soon)
Plywood and Particleboards
These last years, however, exports of processed products (plywood
and particleboards, specially) have increased significantly.
The Mahogany Market
Mahogany is Latin America most valuable wood. For many years,
Brazil was the the largest supplier of mahogany to the international
market. However, export volumes have decreased progressively and Peru
has now replaced it as the world’s largest exporter of the timber*.
More on this: Mahogany Market (coming
soon)
Inhibitor factors on timber exports from Brazil
The cost of maritime freight and prices relatively higher on the local market
seem to be the main causes of this participation of exports on the global
trade of timber in our country. Besides that, these two last years have
suffered - and surged - beacause of the devaluation of about 20 % of the
US dollar against the Brazilian currency, the real (R$ or BRL)
(*)
Source: ITTO publications |
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