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  • December 31, 2010 11:51

Japan: October housing starts improving from last year

Total housing starts in Japan during October were 71,390, up 6.4% from October last year...... [more...]

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  • December 31, 2010 11:45

Japan: Sharp fall of plywood imports from Malaysia

According to JLR, plywood consumption in Japan during October was 452,600 cu.m, down 8.9% from October 2009, and 9.4% less than recorded in September 2010...... [more...]

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  • December 30, 2010 21:29

India: Robust economic growth sustained in second quarter

In the second quarter of the fiscal year 2010-2011, the manufacturing and construction sectors grew 8.9% and 8.8% respectively, enabling economic growth to exceed the forecast of 8.2% growth for the period...... [more...]

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  • December 30, 2010 20:56

Myanmar: Pyinkado prices trending downward

The general market situation in 2010 so far has remained unchanged from the previous year...... [more...]

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  • December 30, 2010 12:55

China: Timber imports through Shanghai grew sharply

According to the Shanghai Timber Association, timber imports through Shanghai totalled 4.31 million cu.m of timber in the first three quarters of 2010, up 47% from the same period last year...... [more...]

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  • December 30, 2010 11:41

Japan: Imported log prices trending upwards

Prices of logs have been climbing during the whole year due to active buying from Indian traders in Sarawak and Chinese traders in Sabah...... [more...]

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  • December 30, 2010 11:33

Guyana: Demand from Asia drives timber prices up

During the period under review, there were no exports of greenheart logs. On the other hand, purpleheart logs achieved favourable prices for all qualities (standard, fair and small) with the major destination being the Asian market. Mora log prices remained relatively stable in this fortnight period, however, prices for small sawmill quality gained slightly...... [more...]

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  • December 29, 2010 21:23

India: Teak log import statistics

The following table presents teak log imports from different countries through Kandla port in the period April 2010 – October 2010...... [more...]

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  • December 29, 2010 20:49

Myanmar: Teak from plantations on the rise

Expensive timbers such as padauk, tamalan and thinwin are no longer available in substantial quantities...... [more...]

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  • December 29, 2010 18:01

Peru: October wood product exports dropped significantly

The Export Association of Peru (ADEX) has reported that October 2010 exports of wood products were US$ 12.3 million, down 19% from the levels in October 2009...... [more...]

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