TIMBER COMMITTEE

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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EUROPE SAWN HARDWOOD
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EUROPE SAWN HARDWOOD TRADE
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EUROPE SAWN HARDWOOD IMPORTS
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EUROPEAN BEECH SAWNWOOD PRICES
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NORTH AMERICA SAWN HARDWOOD
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NORTH AMERICA SAWN HARDWOOD
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UNITED STATES SAWN HARDWOOD PRICES
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EUROPE HARDWOOD LOGS
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EUROPE HARDWOOD LOGS
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NORTH AMERICA HARDWOOD LOG PRODUCTION
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NORTH AMERICA HARDWOOD TRADE
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NEXT HARDWOOD PRESENTATIONS

• Temperate hardwoods Mr. Rupert Oliver
• Tropical hardwoods by Dr. Steve Johnsson