Brazilian forest plantation sector registers growth in exports

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The Brazilian forest plantation sector registered a growth in export volumes in 2016 recording exports of 12.9 million tonnes of pulp (+ 12%), 2.1 million tonnes of paper and 1 million cu.m (+ 64%) of woodbased panels.

2016 exports were worth US$7.6 billion (-1.6%); pulp accounted for US$5.5 billion (-0.5%), paper US$ 1.8 billion (-7.4%) and woodbased panels US$250 million (+28.2%). The trade balance in 2016 was US$ 6.6 billion.

The Chinese market was the main destination for pulp exports (38.9% worth US$ 2.1 billion), followed by Europe with 33.1% (US$ 1.8 billion). Latin America was the main export market for timber and paper segments, exports of which to regional markets represented 60.6% of the total and were worth US$1.1 billion and 54.4% (US$ 136 million), respectively.

Brazilian pulp production reached 18.7 million tonnes (+8.1%) last year and paper production remained stable at 10.3 million tonnes. Paper sales in the domestic market exceeded 5.4 million tonnes (-0.3%) in 2016 while domestic sales of woodbased panels were 6.2 million cu.m (-2.1% year on year).

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