Bolivia's forest product exports up 25%
Jul 06, 2010. Forest product exports from Bolivia totalled $64 million in the period from January to April 2010, up 25% from $51 million in the same period last year.
Jul 06, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Forest product exports from Bolivia totalled $64 million in the period from January to April 2010, up 25% from $51 million in the same period last year, ITTO reported.
The main reason for brisk exports is the recovery of imports by the US, which is the principal market for Bolivian forest products.
Furniture, doors, panels, decking (as well as peeled chestnut and canned palm hearts) account for 80% of the total forest product exports, while the remaining 20% consists of primary processed wood products, such as sawnwood and poles.
The US remains the major market for Bolivian forest products taking some $13.5 million, which accounted for 21% of the total forest product exports from Bolivia. Other major export destinations were the UK ($9.5 million), the Netherlands ($4 million), Venezuela ($3.7 million) and Germany ($2.6 million).