NC’s Forest Exports

Where in the World is Our Wood Going and What does the Future Hold

North Carolina Society of American Foresters 2012 Summer Meeting

Peter ThorntonNCDA&CS

International Marketing

All statistical Information from Wiser Trade Data Base

Georgia

Washington

California

TexasNew York

Florida

North Carolina

South Carolina

Alabama

Wisconsin

Virginia

OhioOregon

Pennsylvania

Mississippi

$- $500,000,000

$1,000,000,000 $1,500,000,000 $2,000,000,000 $2,500,000,000 $3,000,000,000 $3,500,000,000 $4,000,000,000

NC - 7th Largest Wood Exporting State

NC Wood Exports in $

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

Total Exports Wood Pulp Wood Paper

NC Forestry Exports in MTs

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

20120.00

500,000.00

1,000,000.00

1,500,000.00

2,000,000.00

2,500,000.00

Total Exports Pulp Wood Paper

NC Wood Pulp Markets

China Japan Netherlands Italy Indonesia

Malaysia Belgium Turkey Germany Korea, Republic Of

Taiwan Thailand Vietnam India All Other

Chemical Woodpulp, Soda Or Sulfate, Not Dissoly GrWaste And Scrap Of Paper Or PaperboardChemical Woodpulp, Dissolving GradesChemical Woodpulp, Sulfite, Not Dissolving GradesMechanical WoodpulpWoodpulp From Mechanical/Chemical Pulp ProcessesPulps Of Fibers From Recovered Ppr, Oth Cell Matl

NC Wood Markets

China Canada Vietnam Italy Turkey

United Kingdom Mexico Germany United Arab Emirates Thailand

Spain Taiwan Sweden Egypt All Other

NC Paper Markets

Canada Mexico China SwedenNetherlands Brazil Chile United KingdomHonduras Venezuela Belgium FranceItaly Dominican Republic Russia ArgentinaAll Other

Wood Exports by Region in MT

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

20120.00

100,000.00

200,000.00

300,000.00

400,000.00

500,000.00

600,000.00

700,000.00

800,000.00

900,000.00

Asia EU Middle East Inc Turkey Americas

Asian Wood Imports in MT

1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020110

100,000,000

200,000,000

300,000,000

400,000,000

500,000,000

600,000,000

700,000,000

800,000,000

China Vietnam Thailand India Japan All Other

China NC Wood Imports in $

19971998

19992000

20012002

20032004

20052006

20072008

20092010

2011 $-

$20,000,000

$40,000,000

$60,000,000

$80,000,000

$100,000,000

$120,000,000

$140,000,000

$160,000,000

$180,000,000

2011 Major NC Market Growth Rates

Turkey

Netherlands

Thailand

BrazilBelgium

Tunisia

Mexico

JapanIndonesia

ChinaVietnam

Canada

Malaysia

Germany

Korea, Republic Of

ItalyUnited Kingdom

Taiwan

Poland

-100%

-50%

0%

50%

100%

150%

200%

250%

China Log Ban VA & SCNC Pine Wood Nematode

Debt of thanks to

Dr. Weimin Ye - NCDANematology Laboratory Supervisor

Pine Wood Nematodes are microscopic sized worms that infects pine trees and cause pine wilt.

China Log Ban VA & SC

• April 21 - May 2 - CIQ team in SC, NC & VA

• 6 month pilot import program of VA & SC logs– VA & SC logs face

Supplemental Quarantine Requirements

• NC Exempt because of China’s confidence in NCDA’s Dr. Weimin Ye

Want to Talk?Robert Hosford

Industrial Products - Marketing DivisionNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

1020 Mail Service Center, Room 411ARaleigh, NC 27699-1020

Office (919)707-3122Cell (919)397-3879

Skype: ROBERT.HOSFORD1www.ncagexports.com

Presentation Available on Export Statistics Page

Physical Address:2 West Edenton Street, Room 411A

Raleigh, NC 27601

Supplementary Quarantine Requirements on Logs Exported to China from Virginia and South Carolina

The American logs exported to China should also meet the

following supplementary quarantine requirements besides complying with the U.S. quarantine requirements:

General Requirements:The American logs exported to China should not carry

quarantine pests concerned by the Chinese sides.

Supplementary Quarantine Requirements on VA & SC Logs

Quarantine on Pine Wood NematodeAt the log yard for exportation, the cargo owner and inspector should inspect all the goods

of each shipment and remove the logs with pests and blue stain.Sampling requirement:

(A). Use 2-2.25 inch drill to take a sample at the positions of 4-6 inches away from the both ends of the logs. The depth of drill sampling is 4 inches. The speed of the drill should be slow when taking samples so as to avoid overheat killing the pine wood nematode.

(B). Mix well the samples taken from two logs, then take one fourth of them to make a mixed sample. The weight of each sample is about 200 g.

(C).The total samples from each shipment of logs is not less than 12. (D). The sample should be kept in a sealed plastic bag, stored at room temperature

after moisturizing and promptly send to the designated laboratory for pine wood nematode testing.

Sampling for pine wood nematode should try to be completed at the timber yard.

Supplementary Quarantine Requirements on VA & SC Logs

Quarantine Fumigation of LogsPlease provide the list of fumigation treatment industries examined/checked

and recognized by APHIS.The current fumigation index of methyl bromide implemented by the U.S. side

is: Ambient temperature 5 -15 , the dose of the initial concentration of ℃ ℃methyl bromide 120 g / m3, the enclosure time is at least 16 hours; ambient temperature above 15 , the methyl bromide dose of initial concentration ℃of 80 g / m3, the enclosure time is at least 16 hours. Practice has proved that the enclosure fumigation time is not enough. It is recommended that the U.S. side extends the methyl bromide fumigation enclosure time to more than 24 hours in order to enhance the effect of fumigation.

Since the debarking process cannot effectively kill the spreading media of pine wood nematode in softwood logs, the U.S. side should implement fumigation for softwood logs.

Supplementary Quarantine Requirements on VA & SC Logs

Supplementary Quarantine Requirements on VA & SC Logs

Phytosanitary CertificateThe Additional Declaration of the Phytosanitary Certificate

issued by APHIS should note that “This shipment does not carry pine wood nematode.” And the name of fumigation treatment industry should also be noted.

Ports of Entry for Pilot Import ProgramEffective June 1, 2012, logs departing from Virginia and

South Carolina must enter into China through the ports of Waigaoqiao (Shanghai), Yangshan (Shanghai) or Taicang (Jiangsu).