Jun 18, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. During the first quarter of 2007, Santa Cruz wood companies exported $15.3 million and La Paz exported $10.8 million, ITTO reported. The figures represent a 23% and 53% rise, respectively, compared to the same period last year. The main products exported by Santa Cruz companies were furniture (36%), sawn timber (25%), fiber board (11%) and doors (8%). La Paz’s main exported products were furniture (50%), sawn timber (26%) and doors (20%). Species such as curupaú (Anadenanthera colubrina), which is mainly exported to Brazil and Peru, represent 28% of total Santa Cruz exports, with 6,000 m³ exported. Other species such as almendrillo (Dipteryx odorata) and quina quina (Cinchona calisaya NV.) represent 28% and 26%, respectively, of total La Paz exports in terms of volume. Almendrillo is mainly exported as sawn timber to China, USA and the Netherlands, and the quina quina as sawn timber to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.