International Tropical Timber Organization
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Market Information Service (MIS) 1-1-1 Minato-Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, Japan
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Tropical Timber Market Report since 1990
Volume 13 Number 7, 1-15 April 2008
The ITTO Tropical Timber Market (TTM) Report, an output of the ITTO Market Information Service (MIS), is
published in English every two weeks with the aim of improving transparency in the international tropical timber
market. Its contents do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of ITTO. News may be reprinted without
charge provided that the ITTO TTM Report is credited. A copy of the publication should be sent to the editor.
Snapshot
West African prices were stable, but expected to show
some volatility as the US and UK economies continued to
struggle. Prices for Malaysian rubberwood rose due to
increased demand for raw latex. In contrast, no price
changes were reported in Indonesia as a result of port
strikes caused by changes to Indonesian legislation on
ports. However, the strikes gave a further boost to
Malaysian prices. Yearly trends of Myanmar log prices
also showed limited changes over the April 2007 – April
2008 period.
Crackdowns on illegal logging continued in Ghana,
Brazil, Peru and the EU. Ghana’s Forestry Commission
worked with military and police teams to prevent illegal
operations in the country. Brazil’s IBAMA stopped illegal
timber from passing through Santerém port and created a
website to show forested areas where logging activities
had been suspended. Peru announced plans to revise
mahogany sawnwood yield calculations in an effort to
comply with provisions under the US-Peru Free Trade
Agreement. The EC had also been looking into EU-wide
legislation to prevent imports of illegal wood.
Contents
Central/West Africa 2
Ghana 2
Malaysia 3
Indonesia 4
Myanmar 4
Brazil 5
Peru 6
Bolivia 7
Guyana 7
Japan 8
China 9
Europe and the UK 10
Internet News 13
Currencies and Abbreviations 14
Ocean Freight Index 14
Appendix: Tropical Timber Price Trends 14
Headlines
Prices surge across the board for Malaysian timber products 3
Port strikes stall movement of Indonesian prices 4
IBAMA tightens control on illegal logging in the Amazon 5
Brazil’s exports jump 14% February 2008 6
INRENA announces plans to revise yield rates 6
Guyana’s furniture exports leap 30% in March 2008 7
Imported plywood volume to Japan plunges 30% in February 8
Solidwood flooring shows strong growth in Guangdong 9
EU statistical analysis shows weak demand for tropical timber in 2007 10
EU deliberates on illegal wood legislation 11
EC reacts to Russian export duty hikes 12
EU tightens sanctions on Myanmar timber 12
2 ITTO TTM Report 13:7 1-15 April 2008
Report from Central/West Africa
Greater price volatility amid sagging US and UK
economies
Log prices have re-adjusted to their recent median levels.
With the current strains on the US and European
economies and the IMF’s low growth forecasts for UK and
US, it is likely that prices for logs and lumber will become
more volatile through 2008. Price movements, both
upwards and downwards may tend to be larger for
European buyers who are more nervous about making
long-term purchase contracts and revert to a ‘just in time’
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