In the first week of June a wide range of stakeholders met to discuss the future of Loreto after reviewing the findings of a study "Sustainable Loreto to 2021" prepared by researcher Marc Dourojeanni.
This study recommended integrated planning as critical to achieving development in Loreto and for minimising conflicts, irrational use of natural resources and the proliferation of illegal activities.
Dourojeanni, said what happens in Loreto in the coming years will have an impact nationally as this region has nearly a third of the land area of the country.
He said "although it is an important area in Peru, Loreto has the worst power supply in the country, the worst infrastructure for telecommunications and is almost completely isolated from the rest of the nation”.
At the moment there are at least 36 different plans for development of the region, some of which are contradictory. It is hoped these anomalies can be addressed through the newly established "Forum for Sustainable Development Loreto ".
The Forum will address substantive issues such as communications, energy planning, mining activities and land tenure amongst others.
Forest concession atlas launched
The Council of Ministers has launched an atlas of forest concession as a tool to identify deforestation from various practices.
The Council will, by utilising the resources of OSINFOR, seek to prevent the misuse of the forest resources.It took around 10 years for an institutional system for forest concession allocation to be enactment into law (Law No. 27308, Law of Forestry and Wildlife) and the new atlas is perceived as providing an integrated view of forest management and utilization.
French government consulting firm opens office in Peru
ONF International, the international arm ONF of France, is a consulting company and it will open an office in Peru.
ONF International (ONFI) is an international environmental consulting company specialising in sustainable ecosystem management. ONFI undertakes work in more than fifty countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
| Export Sawnwood Prices | |
| Peru Sawnwood, FOB Callao Port | US$ per m³ |
| Mahogany S&B KD 16%, 1-2'' random lengths (US market) |
1570-1655
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| Spanish Cedar KD select | |
|
North American market
|
958-977
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Mexican market
|
946-965
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| Pumaquiro 25-50mm AD Mexican market |
545-598
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| Peru Sawnwood, FOB Callao Port (cont.) |
US$ per m³
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| Virola 1-2" thick, length 6'-8' KD | |
|
Grade 1, Mexican market
|
428-487
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Grade 2, Mexican market
|
358-404
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| Cumaru 4" thick, 6'-11' length KD | |
|
Central American market
|
834-849
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Asian market
|
811-893+ |
| Ishpingo (oak) 2" thick, 6'-8' length | |
|
Spanish market
|
509-549
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|
Dominican Republic
|
572-589
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| Marupa (simarouba) 1", 6-11 length Asian market |
392-451
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| Peru Sawnwood, FOB Iquitos |
US$ per m³
|
| Spanish Cedar AD Select Mexican market |
887-909
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| Virola 1-2" thick, length 6'-13' KD | |
|
Grade 1, Mexican market
|
429-467
|
|
Grade 2, Mexican market
|
332-377
|
|
Grade 3, Mexican market
|
161-176
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| Marupa (simarouba) 1", 6-13 length KD | |
|
Grade 1, Mexican market
|
314-341
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| Domestic Sawnwood Prices |
US$ per m³
|
| Mahogany |
867-911
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| Virola |
92-134
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| Spanish Cedar |
264-305
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| Marupa (simarouba) |
83-99
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| Export Veneer Prices | |
| Veneer FOB Callao port |
US$ per m³ |
| Lupuna 3/Btr 2.5mm |
198-223
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| Lupuna 2/Btr 4.2mm |
212-222
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| Lupuna 3/Btr 1.5mm |
211-221
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| Export Plywood Prices | |
| Peru plywood, FOB Callao (Mexican Market) | US$ per m³ |
| Copaiba, 2 faces sanded, B/C, 15 x 4 x 8mm |
318-347
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| Virola, 2 faces sanded, B/C, 5.2 x 4 x 8mm |
412-420
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| Cedar fissilis, 2 faces sanded 4 x 8 x 5.5mm |
759-770
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| Lupuna, treated, 2 faces sanded, 5.2 x 4 x 8mm |
363-385
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| Lupuna plywood B/C 15 x 4 x 8mm |
366-382
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| B/C 9 x 4 x 8mm |
345-350
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| B/C 12 x 4 x 8mm |
350-360
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| B/C 8 x 4 x 15mm |
410-429
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| C/C 4 x 8 x 4mm |
389-425
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| Lupuna plywood B/C 8 x 4 x 4mm Central Am. |
370-393
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| Domestic Plywood Prices | |
| Lupuna Plywood, BB/CC, domestic | US$ per m³ |
| (Iquitos mills) | |
| 122 x 244 x 4mm | 444 |
| 122 x 244 x 6mm | 397 |
| 122 x 244 x 8mm | 415 |
| 122 x 244 x 12mm | 399 |
| (Pucallpa mills) | |
| 122 x 244 x 4mm | 463 |
| 122 x 244 x 6m | 439 |
| 122 x 244 x 8mm | 430 |
| 122 x 244 x 12mm | 429 |
| Domestic Prices for Other Panel Products | |
| Peru, Domestic Particleboard | US$ per m³ |
| 1.83m x 2.44m x 4mm | 282 |
| 1.83m x 2.44m x 6mm | 230 |
| 1.83m x 2.44m x 12mm | 204 |
| Export Prices for Added Value Products | |
| Peru, strips for parquet | US$ per m³ |
| Cabreuva/estoraque KD12% S4S, Asian Market | 1287-1388 |
| Cumaru KD, S4S Swedish market | 866-981 |
| Asian market | 1332-1552 |
| Cumaru decking, AD, S4S, E4S, US market | 1210-1298 |
| Pumaquiro KD #1, C&B, Mexican market | 423-511 |
| Quinila KD, S4S 2 x 10 x 62cm, Asian market | 493-519 |
| 2 x 13 x 75cm, Asian market | 732-815 |