Wood-product trade and policy issues.

Abstract

AbstractProduction and trade in major wood products is the main point in this paper. The first part provides an overview of markets and trade in wood products. It focuses on the emerging producers and consumers of major wood products, and on competition among producers. The second part discusses the relevance of recent trends in wood product markets and trade to cross-sectoral policy issues such as the competitiveness of wood producing countries, wood energy use, and the procurement of sustainably and legally produced products in public and private sectors.