Oct 21, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Brazilian timber exports in 2010 are recovering. The export volume of squares from Mato Grosso state in the period from January to August 2010 was 4,286 cubic metres, worth $2.2 million. The main destination was Vietnam with a 73% share of the total square exports, followed by Indonesia (12%) and China (6.7%), ITTO reported. China stands out as the major destination for sawnwood with 18,275 cubic metres of exports, accounting for a 37% share of the total sawnwood exports during the period. The second largest sawnwood export destination is India with a 16% share of the total, followed by the US, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic, Israel. In the period from January to August 2010, the total sawnwood export volume was 49,178 cubic metres, valued at $39 million. During the period, the total exports of wood mouldings and plywood from Mato Grosso were 58,288 cubic metres, worth $41 million. Portugal was the major destination accounting for 35% of the total exports, followed by the US (17%), the UK (16%), Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Israel.