Wood Raw Materials Timber Committee forecasts by Mr
Wood Raw Materials Timber Committee forecasts by Mr. Volker Sasse Expert presentation by Bengt Hillring, Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agriculture Science, Uppsala, Sweden UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review 2001 -2002 (1 of 5) EU/EFTA sub-region: • Roundwood prices weakened in 2001, in particular due to the storm-generated oversupply. • Forest owners reduced their supply. • 14% drop in exports. UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review 2001 -2002 (2 of 5) Other Europe sub-region: • Steady significant growth. • Approaching saturation during last few years. • Decreasing net-exports after strong growth during the 90 s. UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review 2001 -2002 (3 of 5) CIS sub-region: • Increasing removals in 2001. • CIS increased exports by 20%. • Russian export prices increased by 5% in 2001. • Consumption of roundwood decreased by over 2% in Russia. UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review 2001 -2002 (4 of 5) North America: • United States roundwood production decreased by 40 million m 3 between 1999 and 2001, Canada by 15 million m 3. • Slight growth of removals forecasted for 2003. UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Highlights of Forest Products Annual Market Review 2001 -2002 (5 of 5) • Significant changes in trade flows • The biofuel trade has increased rapidly in Europe UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Industrial Roundwood Removals UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
EU/EFTA UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Theory UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Other Europe UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
CIS UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Export of forest products in Russia (share of global trade, percent) Roundwood sawnwood Paper and paperboard UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
North America UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
122. 7 million m 3 84. 5 million m 3 share of global average trade UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
Next presentation Bengt Hillring, Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agriculture Science, Uppsala, Sweden European Wood Energy Markets UNECE TIMBER COMMITTEE Sixtieth session, 24 -27 September 2002
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