Peru: Wood products exports fall for the third consecutive year due to lower deliveries to the US

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Peru’s wood product exports to the US dropped by over 50% in the first eleven months of 2017 to US$110.5 million. It is likely that 2017 exports will be the third consecutive year of decline says ADEX, the exporters association in Peru.

The chairman of the Wood and Wood Industries Committee of ADEX, Erik Fischer, has blamed the persistent attacks on the reputation of timber companies in Peru and the detention for months of shipments by US Customs because of spurious claims that shipments were of illegally harvested timber.

Wood product exports to the US were down around 50% in the first eleven months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. Because of the problems of shipping to the US this market is becoming less important to Peruvian exporters according to Fischer.

Last year the main markets were China, (US$55 million) followed by Mexico (US$16 million). Other significant export markets included some EU member states countries, the Dominican Republic and New Zealand.

In terms of product, of significance were exports of semi manufactured products (US$68.8 million) such as mouldings and flooring. In addition, there were exports of sawnwood (US$22 million), veneers and plywood (US$9 million), joinery products (US$5 million), furniture and parts (US$3 million).

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