1. 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

2. EUROPEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION Thirtieth session Rome, 10 October 2000 TIMBER COMMITTEE Fifty-eighth session INTRODUCTORY TOPICS Overview of Forest Products Annual Market Review, 1999-2000 findings Forecasts for 2000 and 2001Europe North America Temperate, plus tropical imports Sawnwood first, then logs

3. 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.

4. 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 2000. Following the 1998 economic crisis in Russia, the CIS continued to have weak demand and production of sawn hardwood, although exports rose slightly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. 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