Jun 16, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. In the first quarter 2005 China's plywood exports rose a massive 55% to 1,035,350 cubic metres and even more starling, the value of export grew almost 96% to $340.42 million. The average price for exported plywood rose 26% to $329 per cubic metre and, in the first quarter, China's plywood exports were 836,458 cubic metres higher than its imports in the same period. The production capacity for export quality fibreboard in China has grown rapidly and in the first quarter 2005 exports rose a startling 438% but, at present, export volumes are rather modest (175,178 cubic metres in the first quarter). The average price for exported fiberboard in the first quarter rose 6.8% to $382 per cubic metre compared to the first quarter of 2004. For the first quarter 2005, Fiberboard exports were just 19,595 cubic metres higher than imports. Particleboard exports fell in the first quarter (-36%), but China's particleboard exports have never been high. 2005 first quarter exports were a modest 1,741 cubic metres worth just $590,000 at an average price of $339 per cubic metre. Finally, in the first quarter 2005 the value of China's wooden furniture exports have been reported as being up around 23% to a value of $919.49 million. For the first quarter 2005 the value of China's wooden furniture exports were $908 million higher than the value of imports in the same period.