Timber exporters from Brazil report strong trade tensions in a season already plagued by international political uncertainties. A new law will be published in September to apply the European EUDR to Brazilian forests and productions throughout the country, from tropical species in the north to Elliotis pine and other plantations in the south. Meanwhile, there is still discussion about the effects of mandatory CITES for Cumaru and Ipe, which are the most valuable and widespread woody species throughout the Amazon basin. Last but not least, the indefinite strike by the forestry agency IBAMA which is blocking the ...