The Ministry of Environment in coordination with the
Ministry of Agriculture is working on drafting legislation
which, if enacted would restrict the export of mahogany to
only added value products.
It is anticipated by the sector that by 2011 or 2012
Mahogany exports from will only be of added value
products such as furniture. Supporters of the legislation
claim that the export of mahogany sawnwood worth, for
example, US$4,000 can be converted in the US to
products worth US$150,000 with the added bonus of
creating many jobs in the importing country.
New FTAs
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur)
has reportedly said that Free Trade Agreements with the
Republic of Korea and the European Union will be signed
shortly.
The media reports that in mid January meetings were held
in Washington between the negotiating teams of Peru and
Korea in order to finalise the text of the Agreement.
Behind the deal is the interest in Korea to expand market
access in Peru for vehicles. From Peru’s side it is the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors that are said to
benefit from the FTA. Announcements suggest the FTA
between Peru and the EU could be concluded by May this
year.
Wood exports may recover
After a difficult year, the result of the economic crisis, the
Association of Exporters (ADEX) estimated that for 2010
wood product export sales will recover. Between January
and November 2009, wood product exports totaled US$
135 million, 34% less than the same period in 2008.
According to ADEX, this decline in trade was particularly
steep because the main trade partners, the US and Mexico,
were hardest hit by the crisis. Currently, the main market
for Peru’s wood products is China, which accounts for
43% of the total, followed by Mexico, US and Dominican
Republic.
Peru
| Peru Sawnwood Prices |
| Peru
Sawnwood, FOB Callao Port |
US$
per
m³ |
Mahogany S&B KD 16%, 1-2'' random
lengths (US market) |
1722-1798
|
| Spanish Cedar KD select |
|
|
North American market
|
918-922
|
|
Mexican market
|
897-921
|
| Pumaquiro 25-50mm AD Mexican market |
501-539
|
| Virola 1-2" thick, length 6'-8' KD |
|
|
Grade 1, Mexican market
|
296-351
|
|
Grade 2, Mexican market
|
250-269
|
| Cumaru 4" thick, 6'-11' length KD |
|
|
Central American market
|
794-822
|
|
Asian market
|
801-838
|
| Ishpingo (oak) 2" thick, 6'-8' length |
|
|
Spanish market
|
509-549
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
558-569
|
| Marupa (simarouba) 1", 6-11 length Asian market |
352-377
|
|
| Peru
Sawnwood, FOB Iquitos |
US$ per m³
|
| Spanish Cedar AD Select Mexican market |
887-909
|
| Virola 1-2" thick, length 6'-13' KD |
|
|
Grade 1, Mexican market
|
281-309
|
|
Grade 2, Mexican market
|
244-259
|
|
Grade 3, Mexican market
|
132-151
|
| Marupa (simarouba) 1", 6-13 length KD |
|
| Grade 1, Mexican market |
211-222
|
|
| Peru
sawnwood, domestic |
US$ per m³
|
| Mahogany |
887-923
|
| Virola |
46-61
|
| Spanish Cedar |
268-321
|
| Marupa (simarouba) |
57-69
|
|
|
Peru
Veneer
Prices
|
| Veneer
FOB |
US$
per
m³ |
| Lupuna 3/Btr 2.5mm |
191-212
|
| Lupuna 2/Btr 4.2mm |
203-217
|
| Lupuna 3/Btr 1.5mm |
211-221
|
|
|
| Peru
Plywood
Prices |
| Peru
plywood, FOB (Mexican Market) |
US$
per
m³ |
| Copaiba, 2 faces sanded, B/C, 15 x 4 x 8mm |
318-347
|
| Virola, 2 faces sanded, B/C, 5.2 x 4 x 8mm |
398-405
|
| Cedar fissilis, 2 faces sanded 4 x 8 x 5.5mm |
746-758 ⇑
|
| Lupuna, treated, 2 faces sanded, 5.2 x 4 x 8mm |
359-376
|
| Lupuna plywood B/C 15 x 4 x 8mm |
353-365
|
| B/C 9 x 4 x 8mm |
345-350
|
| B/C 12 x 4 x 8mm |
350-360
|
| B/C 8 x 4 x 15mm |
410-419
|
| C/C 4 x 8 x 4mm |
380-388
|
| Lupuna plywood B/C 8 x 4 x 4mm Central Am. |
368-388
|
|
| Lupuna
Plywood,
BB/CC,
domestic |
US$
per
m³ |
(Iquitos mills)
|
|
122 x 244 x
4mm
|
441 |
122 x 244 x
6mm
|
397
|
122 x 244 x
8mm
|
409 |
122 x 244 x
12mm
|
399
|
(Pucallpa mills)
|
|
122 x 244 x
4mm
|
458 |
122 x 244 x 6m
|
439
|
122 x 244 x
8mm
|
430
|
122 x 244 x
12mm
|
429
|
|
|
Other Peru Panel Prices
|
Peru,
Domestic
Particleboard
|
US$
per
m³ |
1.83m x 2.44m x 4mm
|
282
|
1.83m x 2.44m x 6mm
|
230
|
1.83m x 2.44m
x 12mm
|
204
|
|
|
Peru
Added
Value
Product
Prices
|
|
Peru,
strips
for
parquet
|
US$
per
m³ |
Cabreuva/estoraque KD12% S4S,
Asian Market
|
1348-1444 |
Cumaru KD,
S4S
Swedish
market
|
760-856 |
Asian
market
|
1011-1201 |
Cumaru decking, AD, S4S, E4S, US
market
|
898-1065 |
Pumaquiro KD #1, C&B,
Mexican market
|
423-511 |
Quinila KD, S4S 2 x 10 x 62cm,
Asian market
|
502-527 |
2 x 13 x 75cm, Asian market
|
721-798 |
|