EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session SAWN HARDWOODS AND LOGS Secretariat introduction by Mr. Ed Pepke Temperate hardwoods Mr. Rupert Oliver Tropical hardwoods by Dr. Steve Johnson

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session INTRODUCTORY TOPICS Overview of Forest Products Annual Market Review, findings Forecasts for 2000 and 2001Europe North America Temperate, plus tropical imports Sawnwood first, then logs

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session 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.

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session 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 Following the 1998 economic crisis in Russia, the CIS continued to have weak demand and production of sawn hardwood, although exports rose slightly.

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPE: SAWN HARDWOOD

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPE: SAWN HARDWOOD TRADE

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPE: SAWN HARDWOOD IMPORTS

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPEAN BEECH SAWNWOOD PRICES

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session NORTH AMERICA: SAWN HARDWOOD

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session NORTH AMERICA: SAWN HARDWOOD

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session UNITED STATES SAWN HARDWOOD PRICES

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPE: HARDWOOD LOGS

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session EUROPE: HARDWOOD LOGS

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session NORTH AMERICA: HARDWOOD LOG PRODUCTION

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session NORTH AMERICA: HARDWOOD TRADE

EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session NEXT HARDWOOD PRESENTATIONS Temperate hardwoods Mr. Rupert Oliver Tropical hardwoods by Dr. Steve Johnsson