BASELINE STUDY 5, Thailand - Forest Trends
BASELINE STUDY 5, Thailand - Forest Trends
BASELINE STUDY 5, Thailand - Forest Trends
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4.1.1 Exports to China<br />
China represents the largest single market for Thai forest products, by both volume and value (Figures 6 and 7).<br />
<strong>Thailand</strong> sends a mix of products to China, but notably not furniture, which makes up the bulk of exports to<br />
other key markets such as North America and Europe. Thai exports to China are mainly sawnwood and paper<br />
(by value) and sawnwood and chips and residues (by volume). Despite China’s historically voracious market for<br />
round logs, <strong>Thailand</strong> has never been a source of logs to China. The FIO is the only organization with the legal<br />
ability to export round logs, the majority of which is teak.<br />
Figure 6. <strong>Thailand</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> Products Exports to China by Volume (million m 3 RWE)<br />
Source: European <strong>Forest</strong>ry Institute, as compiled by James Hewitt, 2010.<br />
Figure 7. <strong>Thailand</strong> <strong>Forest</strong> Products Exports to China by Value (US$ million)<br />
© EU FLEGT Facility, <strong>BASELINE</strong> <strong>STUDY</strong> 5, <strong>Thailand</strong>: Overview of <strong>Forest</strong> Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, July 2011<br />
This Action is funded by the European Union and the governments of Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. The views expressed herein<br />
can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.<br />
www.euflegt.efi.int<br />
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