Sep 10, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. Exports of processed and manufactured timber products in the state of Pará, one of the main timber products exporter states of Brazil, grew 21% in the first half of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Currently, added value product exports from Pará comprise mainly sawnwood (44%) and flooring (38%), ITTO reported.

The good performance of exporters in the state of Pará in the first half of 2014 was due to an abundant supply of raw materials and firm order books reflecting the favourable exchange rate in the first half of the year, according to the Association of Timber Industries Exporters of Pará State (AIMEX).

AIMEX is warning that the good export performance in the first half of this year is threatened by the change in the BRL/US$ exchange rate and a looming crisis in the supply of raw material brought on by delays in the approval of forest management plans.