Brazil: Pine plywood exports declined 15% in September
Nov 04, 2011. Pine plywood exports from Brazil declined 15% in value in September this year compared to levels in September 2010, from $24.8 million to $21.1 million. Export volumes were down 20% over the same period, from 67,500 cubic metres to 53,900 cubic metres.
Nov 04, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. Pine plywood exports from Brazil declined 15% in value in September this year compared to levels in September 2010, from $24.8 million to $21.1 million. Export volumes were down 20% over the same period, from 67,500 cubic metres to 53,900 cubic metres, ITTO reported.
Similarly, exports of tropical plywood crashed from 8,300 cubic metres in September 2010 to just 6,000 cubic metres in September 2011, representing a 28% drop. In terms of value, the decline was in the order of a 25% from $4.8 million to $3.6 million.