Sep 07, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. The value of Brazilian wood product exports (including timber, wood chips, sawnwood, plywood, door, mouldings, and flooring) is expected to reach $3 billion in 2015, 30% above 2014 exports, ITTO reports.

So far this year exports of the two main products, pine sawnwood and plywood, increased 21% and 16%, respectively, as a direct result of the appreciation of the US dollar against the Brazilian real.

According to the Brazilian Association of Mechanically-Processed Timber Industry (ABIMCI), pine sawnwood went mainly to the USA, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and China. These four countries accounted for nearly 70% exports of pine sawnwood. Between January and July this year exports pine sawnwood amounted to 721,000 cubic metres, a 35% year on year increase.

Pine plywood exports in July 2015 were destined mainly to the UK, USA, Germany and Belgium which together accounted for slightly over 50% of the total volume exported.