A brief analysis of the international timber market African huanghuali sells well

　　The market for African hedgehog red sandalwood, commonly known as African huanghuali, is relatively good. Although the overall transaction volume is far lower than during the peak period, the smooth delivery of goods has made many timber merchants very pleased. At present, the price of African huanghuali square timber in Guangdong market is reported to 4500-4600 yuan/ton, and the price of log is reported to 4500-4800 yuan/ton, the same as last week. The timber market in Mozambique is stable. At present, the price of Madagascar iron pigeon peas (commonly known as African red sandalwood) is reported to 7000-8000 yuan/ton, and the price of windmill wood (commonly known as ash) logs is 5800-5900 yuan/ton.

 

    In recent years, the circulation of illegal timber in Vietnam has gradually decreased

 

　　Vietnam is rich in forest resources, but due to wars, large-scale wood processing industrial development, changes in agricultural land use, and infrastructure construction, the forest coverage rate has dropped sharply in recent decades. On the other hand, due to protection policies and afforestation such as restricting logging of natural forests, the area of ​​forests dominated by artificial forests has increased in recent years. According to data released by the Vietnamese government, the forest area was 9.2 million hm2 in 1992 and 12.6 million hm2 in 2006. By the end of 2008, it had increased to 13.1 million hm2, and the forest coverage rate reached 38.7%. Natural forests are mostly concentrated in the central plateau and the southeastern, southern and northern coastal areas, especially in the central plateau. There are 2.84 million hectares of natural forests in the five provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai and Dola.

 

    Planted forests are mainly distributed in the northeast (824,900 hm2), north-central (484,800 hm2), and the coastal areas of the south-central (309,000 hm2), while the Red River Basin, the northeast, the central plateau area and the southeast are less afforested. The "Forest Protection and Development Law" is the core of Vietnam's forest legal system. The law was enacted in 1991, and has been revised many times since then. The last revision in 2004 has been in use today. On October 10, 2005, the "Forest Products Inspection and Management Regulations" for the transportation, storage and processing of timber and other forest products after harvest were promulgated.

 

　　In order to adapt to different tree species and the subjects of the right to use, the "Forest Protection and Development Law" makes the following provisions for production forests: First, the investment and forest management and protection production and management plans formulated by enterprises that use natural production forests and the forest management and protection formulated by families and individuals The production and management plan must be approved by the government; the owner of the right to use the artificial forest is required to formulate a forest management plan; for the logging of the artificial forest, if it is cultivated by the right holder, it can be harvested freely, but if it is cultivated by the state, the right to use People can only harvest after getting permission from the government. In either case, the harvested wood can be sold in the market. Secondly, loggers have the obligation to reforest. The "Regulations on Forest Products Inspection and Management" regulates the transportation, storage and processing of timber and other forest products, and requires uniform documents and inspections. Timber transportation requires a sales application, a certificate from the County Forest Protection Bureau, a timber record or list. In addition, the timber must have a mark engraved by the forest ranger.

 

　　According to official data from the Forest Production Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, during the period 2005-2009, a total of 41,000 illegal logging and logging of 25,396 ha were reported. Due to strict monitoring of logging, illegal logging reports and affected areas have been reduced. However, research reports show that with the rapid development of Vietnam's processing industry, a lot of illegal logging has been imported from neighboring countries such as Laos and Cambodia. In particular, although Laos prohibits the export of logs, logs and sawn timber still enter central Vietnam through southern Laos. In most cases, timber wholesale in Laos is a transaction for the purpose of Vietnam’s support for public development or the return of public debt.

 

 

 

(China Timber Network Editor: Huang Junfeng)