In June 2020, Brazilian exports of wood products (except pulp and paper) declined 8.5% in value compared to June 2019, from $237 million to $216.9 million, as ITTO reported.
The value of June pine sawnwood exports fell 13.5% (June 2019, $44.4 million and June 2020, $38.4 million). In volume terms, June exports dropped 7.5% over the same period, from 242,800 m3 to 224,500 m3.
There was a sharp drop in tropical sawnwood exports in June, 43% in volume, from 42,300 m3in June 2019 to 24,200 m3 in June 2020. In terms of value June exports also dropped 43% year-on-year, from $16 million to $.2 million.
The depressing news continued with pine plywood exports falling 11.5% in value in June 2020 in comparison with June 2019, from $39.3 million to $34.8 million. Exports volumes dropped slightly less (8.6%) over the same period, from 159,500 m3to 145,800 m3.
The decline in exports was more pronounced for tropical plywood where exports volumes fell 48% and export values fell by 45% from 7,500 m3 ($2.9 million) in June 2019 to 3,900 m3 ($1.6 million) in June 2020.
There was a 14% decline in wooden furniture exports in June, $44.3 million in June 2019 to $38.1 million in June 2020.
