The price list for teak, sawnwood and plywood between 1-15 February 2017.
Plantation teak prices
US$ per cu.m C&F | |
Angola logs | 389-574 |
Belize logs | 350-400 |
Benin logs | 290-714 |
Benin sawn | 530-872 |
Brazil logs | 344-540 |
Brazil squares | 333-556 |
Cameroon logs | 405-616 |
Colombia logs | 478-743 |
Congo D. R. logs | 450-761 |
Costa Rica logs | 357-780 |
Côte d'Ivoire logs | 289-756 |
Ecuador squares | 333-454 |
El-Salvador logs | 320-732 |
Ghana logs | 294-452 |
Guatemala logs | 324-646 |
Guyana logs | 300-450 |
Kenya logs | 515-876 |
Laos logs | 300-605 |
Liberia logs | 265-460 |
Malaysian logs | 225-516 |
Mexican logs | 295-808 |
Nicaragua logs | 402-505 |
Panama logs | 335-475 |
PNG logs | 443-575 |
Sudan logs | 358-556 |
Tanzania, teak, sawn | 307-613 |
Thailand logs | 511-700 |
Togo logs | 334-590 |
Trinidad and Tobago logs | 603-753 |
Uganda logs | 411-623 |
Uganda Teak sawn | 680-900 |
Price range depends on quality, length and average girth of logs.
As was the case in January, prices are unchanged for teak from Taiwan P.o.C (US$1036 to 2,126 per cu.m C and F) and Honduras (US$471 to US$539 per cu.m C and F). Sawn teak from China (US$855 to 1,118 per cu.m C and F) and from Myanmar (US$461 to US$2,895 per cu.m C and F).
Prices for locally sawn imported hardwoods
Sawnwood, (Ex-mill) (AD) | Rs. per ft3 |
Merbau
|
3200-3500 |
Balau
|
1850-1950 |
Resak
|
1350-1550 |
Kapur
|
1750-1850 |
Kempas
|
1250-1400 |
Red Meranti
|
1200-1350 |
Radiata pine AD
|
800-900 |
Whitewood
|
850-950 |
Price range depends mainly on length and cross section
Myanmar teak prices
The availability of Myanmar sawn teak has improved in recent weeks say analysts but prices remain stable.
Sawnwood (Ex-mill) | Rs. per ft3 |
Myanmar Teak (AD) | |
Export Grade F.E.Q.
|
8000-15000 |
Plantation Teak A grade
|
6500-7500 |
Plantation Teak B grade
|
5000-5500 |
Plantation Teak FAS grade
|
4000-4500 |
Price variations depend mainly on length and cross section.
Prices for imported sawnwood
Demand for imported sawnwood has started to rise and this has lifted prices for some species.
Sawnwood, (Ex-warehouse) (KD) | Rs per ft3 |
Beech | 1350-1450 |
Sycamore | 1500-1650 |
Red oak | 1600-1750 |
White Oak | 2200-2250 |
American Walnut | 4250-4500 |
Hemlock clear grade | 1300-1400 |
Hemlock AB grade | 1250-1300 |
Western Red Cedar | 1850-2000 |
Douglas Fir | 1550-1750 |
Price variations depend mainly on length and cross section.
Wholesale prices for plywood raised
Log raw material shortages are affecting plywood manufacturers and capacity utilisation rates have fallen. The log shortage has resulted in a rise in wholesale prices.
Plywood, | Rs per sq.ft |
Ex-warehouse. (MR Quality) | |
4 mm | 44.50 |
6 mm | 58.75 |
9 mm | 75.50 |
12 mm | 91.00 |
15 mm | 122.00 |
18 mm | 128.50 |
Domestic ex-warehouse prices for locally manufactured MR plywood
Locally Manufactured Plywood “Commercial Grade” |
Rs per sq.ft | |
Rubberwood | Hardwood | |
4mm | Rs.22.50 | Rs.33.25 |
6mm | Rs.34.00 | Rs.42.80 |
8mm | Rs.42.80 | Rs.52.00 |
12mm | Rs.52.50 | Rs.62.75 |
15mm | Rs.63.75 | Rs.76.50 |
19mm | RS.72.50 | Rs.85.50 |
5mm Flexible ply | Rs.45.00 |
Source: ITTO