Boards packed for export at sawmill at Marajo Island in Amazon estuary, Brazil
Boards packed for export at sawmill at Marajo Island in Amazon estuary, Brazil

In January 2016, Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) declined 6.6% in value compared to January 2015, from US$187.5 million to US$175.2 million.

However, Brazil’s pine sawnwood exports increased 13.5% between January 2015 (US$17.8 million) and January 2016 (US$20.2 million). In terms of volume, exports increased 33.5% year on year in January from 76,400 cu.m to 102,000 cu.m.

Brazilian tropical sawnwood export volumes in January 2016 fell almost 11%, from 27,900 cu.m in January 2015 to 24,900 cu.m in January this year. There was an even sharper fall in the value of exports (-21%) from US$15.3 million in January last year to US$12.1 million this year.

Pine plywood exports followed the downward trend falling 16.4% from US$31.8 million to US$26.6 million in January 2016 in comparison with figure of January 2015.

However, there was a steep rise in the volume of exports which increased by almost 21%, from 85,300 cu.m in January last year to 102,900 cu.m this year.

Brazil tropical plywood export volumes increased 13% from 5,500 cu.m in January 2015 to 6,200 cu.m in January this year while the value of exports fell 21.4% from US$2.8 million to US$2.2 million year on year.

As for wooden furniture, the exported value fell from US$ 26.4 million in January 2015 to US$ 23.6 million in January 2016, a 10.6% fall in the total exports of the product during the period.