US tropical sawnwood imports recovered in October 2015 from the decline in the previous month. 21,425 cu.m. of tropical species were imported in October, up 11% from September, ITTO reported.
Year-to-date imports were 14% higher than at the same time in 2014. The strongest month-over-month growth in imports was in sapelli (3,245 cu.m.), keruing (2,169 cu.m.) and mahogany (2,787 cu.m.).
Ipe sawnwood imports fell 60% to 1,370 cu.m. in October, this was from exceptionally high imports in September.
As a result overall imports from Brazil decreased by almost half in October. Tropical hardwood imports from all other major suppliers increased in October, in particular from Malaysia (+50%) and Cameroon (+27%).
