In April 2019, the Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) declined 19% in value compared to April 2018, from $286.6 million to $232.9 million, as ITTO reported.
The value of April 2019 pine sawnwood exports dropped 10.5% compared to April 2018, from $48.8 million to $43.7 million. In terms of volume, exports fell 9% over the same period.
Exports volumes of tropical sawnwood also fell (-8%) in April from 46,200 cubic metres in April 2018 to 42,500 cubic metres in April 2019. There was an even sharper decline in export values which dropped 14% from $20.2 million to $17.3 million in April this year.
The negative trend in exports continued with plywood. Pine plywood exports fell 41% in value in April 2019 in comparison with April 2018, from $68.3 million to $40 million. However price for plywood held up better as export earnings dropped only 27% over the same period, from 198,500 cubic metres to 145,000 cubic metres.
Tropical plywood exports are now very small and in April there was a drop in the value and volume of exports from 13,900 cubic metres ($6.1 million) in April 2018 to 7,500 cubic metres ($2.8 million) in April 2019.
Wooden furniture exports also took a hit in April with earnings falling from $45.3 million in April 2018 to $42.8 million in April 2019.
