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SAWN HARDWOODS AND LOGS •Secretariat introduction by Mr. Ed Pepke •Temperate hardwoods Mr. Rupert Oliver •Tropical hardwoods by Dr. Steve Johnson Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session INTRODUCTORY TOPICS • Overview of Forest Products Annual Market Review, 1999-2000 findings • Forecasts for 2000 and 2001 Europe North America Temperate, plus tropical imports Sawnwood first, then logs Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Forest Products Annual Market Review findings (1 of 2) • Consumption of sawn hardwood in the ECE region rose in 1999, by 2.2%, due to high demand for furniture and construction-related uses as well as other uses, such as packaging and pallets. • Trade was at record levels in North America and Europe in 1999 and in early 2000 trade continued to accelerate. • North America and Europe each produced roughly 1 million m3 more of sawn hardwoods in 1999. Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Forest Products Annual Market Review findings (2 of 2) • The windstorms which felled millions of cubic metres of hardwoods at the end of 1999 in Europe resulted in higher than normal levels of production and trade in 2000. • Following the 1998 economic crisis in Russia, the CIS continued to have weak demand and production of sawn hardwood, although exports rose slightly. Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session EUROPE: SAWN HARDWOOD 25,000 1000 m 3 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Production Consumption Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session EUROPE: SAWN HARDWOOD TRADE 10,000 1000 m 3 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Exports Imports Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session EUROPE: SAWN HARDWOOD IMPORTS 7000 6000 1000 m 3 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Temperate Tropical Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session EUROPEAN BEECH SAWNWOOD PRICES Index (1995=100) 130 120 110 100 90 80 1995 1996 1997 1998 Germany 1999 2000 France Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session NORTH AMERICA: SAWN HARDWOOD 40,000 1000 m 3 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Production Consumption Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session NORTH AMERICA: SAWN HARDWOOD 6,000 5,000 1000 m 3 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Imports Exports Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session $ 1000 board feet UNITED STATES SAWN HARDWOOD PRICES 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 1996 1997 Red oak 1998 1999 White oak 2000 Hard maple Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session EUROPE: HARDWOOD LOGS 40,000 1000 m 3 38,000 36,000 34,000 32,000 30,000 1998 1999 Production 2000 2001 Consumption Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session EUROPE: HARDWOOD LOGS 5,000 1000 m 3 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1998 1999 Exports 2000 2001 Imports Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session NORTH AMERICA: HARDWOOD LOG PRODUCTION 80,000 70,000 60,000 1000 m3 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 1998 1999 2000 Canada 2001 US Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session NORTH AMERICA: HARDWOOD TRADE 2,000 1000 m3 1,500 1,000 500 0 1998 1999 2000 Canada - imports 2001 Canada - exports Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session NEXT HARDWOOD PRESENTATIONS •Temperate hardwoods Mr. Rupert Oliver •Tropical hardwoods by Dr. Steve Johnsson Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session