1. UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Products Markets & Marketing
Wood Raw Materials
UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Products Markets & Marketing
Market Intelligence Subgroup
Breakout Group Discussion
26 September 2005, Geneva
Theme links to policy forum.

2. Market-related outputs survey
Follow-up on Team’s recommendations in “Summary of Recommendations” by Vlosky and Buckley, 25 July 2005
Repeat survey at regular intervals

3. Forest Products Marketing Programme Stakeholder Analysis
Timber Branch should evaluate stakeholder analysis
Use analysis to improve Timber Branch Communication Strategy in 2006
Repeat at regular intervals, but improve with more scientific basis

4. Country market reports for TC
Improve response rate
Secretariat to send strong letter to non-respondents
Get impetus from European Softwood Conference
Evaluate simplification to ease reporting burden

5. Improving TC forecasts
Continue forecast study with other years and other products
Provide how-to for countries needing assistance in forecasting
Consider regional meeting of statistical correspondents and countries’ forecasters

6. Workplan What Who When Mkt output survey recommendations
Secretariat—Pepke
2005
Stakeholder analysis—
Evaluate in Timber
Improve comm strategy
Country market reports
After ESC in late 2005
Country market forecasts
Secretariat—McCusker
2006

7. Discussion