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The most notable trend in the supply of tropical sawn timber to the EU in 2016 was the rising dependence on imports from Cameroon. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

EU imports from Cameroon increased 19% to 395,000 m3 in 2016, growing particularly rapidly into Belgium but with robust increases also into Italy, France, Spain, the UK and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

There was a significant increase in EU imports of sawn tropical wood from two other central African countries during 2016. Imports were up 22% to 117,000 m3 from Gabon and 13% to 62,000 m3 from the Congo Republic.<\/p>\n

Imports from both countries mainly enter the EU by way of Belgium.<\/p>\n

However last year there was a particularly large increase in UK imports from Congo Republic, from 6500 m3 in 2015 to 14000 m3 in 2016.<\/p>\n

A combination of factors contributed to rising EU imports from Cameroon, Gabon and Congo Republic during 2016 including the relative weakness of the euro against the dollar (which tends to favour African countries where currencies are linked to the euro); continuing efforts to add value prior to export in central Africa; and recent progress to implement forest certification in the Congo region.<\/p>\n

In contrast to imports from central Africa, EU imports of sawn hardwood from West Africa were low and declining in 2016. Imports were down 30% to 57,000 m3 from Cote d\u2019Ivoire and 2% to 27,000 m3 from Ghana, a reflection of the limited availability of hardwoods favoured in the European market.<\/p>\n

Eurostat import data indicates a big decline in EU imports of Malaysian sawn timber in 2016, with nearly all the fall recorded as occurring into the Netherlands. Unfortunately, Dutch sawn hardwood import data has been unreliable in recent years, indicating a very significant upturn in import volume from Malaysia in 2015 followed by a crash in 2016.<\/p>\n

Malaysian trade statistics, which appear to be more accurate, confirm that there was a rise in sawn hardwood exports to the Netherlands in 2015 followed by a decline in 2016, but the level of volatility is much less than suggested by Eurostat.<\/p>\n

During 2016, Malaysian sawn hardwood imports were relatively low and flat into the other main EU markets for this commodity, including the UK, Germany, France and Belgium. This is due both to the continuing weakness of the euro against the dollar and the reorientation of Malaysian exporters away from European markets for sawn lumber in favour of emerging markets and valueadded products such as LVL, doors and other joinery products.<\/p>\n

Eurostat data suggests that EU sawn hardwood imports from Brazil fell 16% to only 104,000 m3 in 2016, only just above the all-time low of 99,000 m3 recorded in 2013. Imports from Brazil fell into both the Netherlands and France in 2016, a trend only partly offset by a slight rise in imports into Belgium.<\/p>\n

As for Malaysia, the Eurostat data is questionable (particularly for Dutch imports) and contradict Brazilian trade statistics which indicate a slight rise in exports of sawn hardwood to the Netherlands and several other EU countries in 2016.<\/p>\n

Despite these discrepancies, it is clear that Brazilian sawn hardwood exports into the EU are now very low by historical standards and that a large proportion of the relatively limited volume of this commodity that Brazil makes available to international markets is now destined for other countries.<\/p>\n

Global Trade Atlas data indicates that Brazil exported 284,000 m3 of sawn hardwood in 2016, of which 39,000 m3 went to China, 39,000 m3 to India, 31,000 m3 to Vietnam and 28,000 m3 to the US.<\/p>\n

Brazilian exports of sawn hardwood to all EU countries were 94,000 m3 in 2016, up from 81,000 m3 in 2015, but well below levels before the financial crises which were typically in excess of 500,000 m3 per year.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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