Transcript SAWN SOFTWOOD • Secretariat introduction by Mr. Ed Pepke, Marketing Specialist, UNECE & FAO Timber Section • Dr.

SAWN SOFTWOOD
• Secretariat introduction by Mr. Ed Pepke,
Marketing Specialist, UNECE & FAO Timber
Section
• Dr. Chris Gaston, Group Leader, Markets and
Economics, Forintek Canada
• Mr. Lars-Goran Olsson, Marketing Specialist,
Swedish Wood Association
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Fifty-ninth session
2-5 October 2001
CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION
• Highlights from Forest Products Annual
Market Review, 2000-2001
• Sawn softwood forecasts for 2001 and
2002
- Europe
- North America
- Russian Federation
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
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Forest Products Annual Market Review,
2000-2001 findings (1 of 4)
• In 2000 in the UNECE region, production of sawn
softwood reached a new high of 264 million m3, a
1.6% increase over 1999.
• Nordic countries’ production and exports were at
record highs in 2000, and shipments of further
processed sawn softwood products are increasing.
• Nordic countries' and Austria continue to see growth
in exports of sawn softwood outside of the EU/EFTA
region, especially to Japan.
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Forest Products Annual Market Review,
2000-2001 findings (2 of 4)
• Growth in exports from central and eastern Europe,
13% from 1999 to 2000, is considerably higher than the
export growth rate in the EU/EFTA subregion of Europe
of 4%.
• Sawn softwood exports from Canada to the United
States made record highs in 1999 and 2000, representing
roughly 35% of total United States consumption.
• Canadian exports of further processed sawnwood
products, including wood furniture, reached record
levels in 2000.
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Forest Products Annual Market Review,
2000-2001 findings (3 of 4)
• United States exports of sawn softwood continue
near their decade lows of 1998, at less than 3 million
m3, due to increased domestic consumption and
reduced production.
• United States imports from South America and
Europe are at record levels.
• Expiration of the Canada – United States Softwood
Lumber Agreement in March 2001 has created much
apprehension for Canadian producers, leading to a
drop in shipments and higher prices.
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Forest Products Annual Market Review,
2000-2001 findings (4 of 4)
• While Japanese import volumes of sawn softwood
remain considerably below the 1997 peak of over 10
million m3, Japan remains an important market for
supplier regions around the globe.
• Sawn softwood production and trade increased
sharply to record levels in France, Germany and
Switzerland following the December 1999 windstorms
and sawnwood prices weakened.
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Europe: Sawn softwood
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80,000
70,000
60,000
Production
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Consumption
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Europe: Sawn softwood
50,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
Imports
M-F
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Exports
X-F
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North America: Sawn softwood
Imports
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Russian Federation: Sawn softwood
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Production
P-F
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Consumption
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1000 m3
Russian Federation: Sawn softwood
Next sawn softwood
presentations
• Dr. Chris Gaston, Group Leader, Markets
and Economics, Forintek Canada Corp.
• Mr. Lars-Goran Olsson, Marketing
Specialist, Swedish Wood Association
• Discussion
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
Fifty-ninth session
2-5 October 2001
Ed Pepke
Forest Products Marketing Specialist
UNECE &FAO Timber Section
439 Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 917 2872
Fax +41 22 917 0041
E-mail: [email protected]
www.unece.org/trade/timber
UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE
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2-5 October 2001