Transcript Sawn Hardwood Timber Committee forecasts by Mr. Michael Buckley, Wood Industry Consultant, World Hardwoods Temperate Hardwoods by Mr.

Sawn Hardwood
Timber Committee forecasts by
Mr. Michael Buckley, Wood Industry
Consultant, World Hardwoods
Temperate Hardwoods by
Mr. David Venables, European Director,
American Hardwood Export Council
Tropical Hardwoods by
Dr. Steve Johnson, Statistician/Forest
Economist, International Tropical Timber Org.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002
Highlights of Forest Products Annual
Market Review 2001-2002 (1-5)
• Total sawn hardwood production in the
UNECE region declined.
• Sawnwood production increased significantly
in central and eastern European countries.
• Production remained constant in western
Europe.
• Drop in western European production
attributed to 1999 windstorms oversupply.
• Exports for the UNECE region were down by
5%.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002
Highlights of Forest Products Annual
Market Review 2001-2002 (6-10)
• UNECE region imports of sawn hardwood in
2001 were down by 6%.
• Apparent consumption in the UNECE region
fell from its 2000 peak.
• Central and eastern European countries
consumption of sawn hardwood is increasing.
• Events of 11 September 2001 accentuate
reduced demand.
• Rapid development of Asian furniture
industries affecting hardwood trade and
furniture production in UNECE region.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002
Highlights of Forest Products Annual
Market Review (11-15)
• Markets affected by currency exchange rates.
• Environmental issues, certification, legality,
getting press.
• Japan and China are the world's top two
importers of tropical timber but moving in
different directions.
• Many tropical producer countries continued
their shift to secondary processed products
exports.
• Tropical log exports fell 11% to 14.4 million
m3.
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002
Highlights of Forest Products Annual
Market Review (16-20)
• African exports of processed primary timber
products exceeded log exports for the first
time.
• Indonesian exports of sawnwood appear to
have risen.
• China’s tropical plywood exports, based on
imported logs, continue to soar.
• Prices for tropical plywood continue to reach
new lows.
• Several ITTO producing countries are major
importers of tropical logs and sawnwood
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002
Europe: Sawn hardwood
25 000
1000 m3
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Production
Consum ption
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002
Europe: Sawn hardwood
10 000
1000 m3
8 000
6 000
4 000
2 000
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Im ports
Exports
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002
North America: Sawn
hardwood
35 000
1000 m3
33 000
31 000
29 000
27 000
25 000
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Production
Consum ption
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002
North America: Sawn
hardwood
5 000
1000 m3
4 000
3 000
2 000
1 000
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Im ports
Exports
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002
Next presentation
Mr. David Venables, European Director,
American Hardwood Export Council, London
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Sixtieth session, 24-27 September 2002