Boise Cascade's Global Imports of Wood Products

Imports from Brazil Imports from Canada Imports from Chile Imports from New Zealand	Boise Cascade's Imports of Wood Products (April 1999 through March 2000) compiled by George Draffan, Public Information Network
SCOPE OF REPORT & SOURCE OF DATA: This report summarizes an analysis of Boise Cascade's imports of wood products as recorded in the PIERS database for the 12 months April 1999 through March 2000. NOTE ON IMPORTS FROM CANADA: This report includes only marine imports, and does not include shipments into the U.S. by rail or truck. Since more than 75% of U.S. wood imports from Canada arrive by rail or truck, the Canadian imports shown here are a small percentage of the total.		Country of origin	Number of shipments	Total weight (pounds)	Estimated value (US$)
		Argentina	1	44,907	$14,075
		Brazil	505	41,003,586	$11,350,506
		Canada	166	27,640,852	$5,351,179
		Chile	118	21,264,402	$6,476,569
		Colombia	34	2,484,431	$589,582
		France	1	43,398	$11,673
		Germany	10	753,969	$412,979
		Guatemala	1	29,204	$10,081
		Ivory Coast	2	75,804	$26,717
		Japan	9	43,991	$47,491
		Malaysia	1	53,636	$29,973
		New Zealand	50	2,334,624	$2,238,891
		Puerto Rico	10	525,255	$74,566
		Russia	1	105,820	$23,184
		Singapore	1	17,688	$498,267
		Sweden	42	4,514,947	$1,819,120
		United Kingdom	9	781,484	$1,181,226
		Uruguay	13	570,985	$90,162
		Venezuela	7	452,680	$88,300
		totals	981	102,741,663	$30,334,541

Imports from Brazil

includes all shippers; sorted by value

Main ports of origin	Main ports of discharge	Main Commodities	Pounds	Value	Shipper
FREEPORT	CHARLESTON SC	LUMBER PANEL TYPE FLAT JAMBS	46,900	$12,700	SANTA MARIA CIA DE PAPEL
SAO FRANCISCO	CHARLESTON SC	ELLIOTTIS PINE PLYWOOD	94,502	$27,434	COMPENSADOS PAUNA BRAZIL
RIO GRD DO SU	NORFOLK	FENCING WOOD KILN DRIED	118,076	$32,349	MADEZZATI S.A.
ITAJAI	HOUSTON PORTLAND OR	WOOD OF TAEDA PINE KD	144,180	$39,436	COLO INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE
ITAJAI	CHARLESTON HOUSTON NORFOLK	ROUGH DOG EAR PINE FENCING BOARDS	302,580	$60,019	DALL PEL S/A. IND E COM DE MADEIRAS
SAO FRANCISCO	HOUSTON	KD TAEDA ELLIOTTIS PINE FINGERJOINT	250,042	$69,055	GABOARDI EXPORTADORA DE MADEIRAS LT
ITAJAI	NEWPORT NEWS	WOOD PICTURE FRAMES	87,067	$119,517	INCOMARTE IND E COM DE MOLDURAS
ITAJAI	NEWPORT NEWS SALT LAKE CY	PICTURE MOLDINGS	90,277	$124,903	FRITZ TRANS SHOES AS AGENT FOR MB
SAO FRANCISCO	HOUSTON NEW ORLEANS	CLEAR BLOCKS	529,997	$144,963	AGROPECUARIA CAMPOS DE ARACA LTDA.
ITAJAI	HOUSTON	PINUS TAEDA CLEAR BLOCKS	687,830	$188,136	ELDORADO IND.E COM.DE MOVEIS LTDA.
ITAJAI	HOUSTON NEW YORK	TAEDA PINE CLEAR BLOCKS	761,465	$208,403	MADECOLO INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE
SAO FRANCISCO	HOUSTON	CLEAR BLOCKS	901,705	$246,634	STAR LUMBER COML.EXPORT E IND. DE
SAO FRANCISCO	HOUSTON NEW YORK NORFOLK	CLEAR BLOCKS	916,484	$250,748	MADEIREIRA CAXUANA LTDA.
SAO FRANCISCO	NEW YORK NEW ORLEANS HOUSTON CHARLESTON	FINGERJOINT BLANKS WOOD MOLDING OOCARPA CARIBAEA HONDURENSIS PINE	879,986	$263,033	CAXUANA S/A. REFLORESTAMENTO
ITAJAI	HOUSTON NORFOLK NEW YORK	TAEDA ELLIOTTIS PINE FJ BLANKS KD	1,058,204	$289,626	F.V.DE ARAUJO S.A.MADS. AGRIC.IND.
SAO FRANCISCO	HOUSTON NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK	ELLIOTTIS TAEDA PINE	1,406,529	$383,108	INDUSTRIA DE MADEIRAS FAQUEADAS IPU
SAO FRANCISCO	CHARLESTON SC	SAWN LUMBER	1,666,622	$421,117	MADEIREIRA BEIRA RIO LTDA
PARANAGUA	HOUSTON	ELLIOTTIS TAEDA PINE BLOCKS	1,666,887	$455,940	MADIEREIRA FRACARRO LTDA
SAO FRANCISCO	NEWPORT NEWS	ELLIOTTIS PINE LUMBER KD KD TAEDA PINE LUMBER	1,670,933	$458,371	ESTEFANO WRUBLEVSKI IND. MADEIREIRA
RIO GRD DO SU	CHARLESTON SC NORFOLK	PINUS ELLIOTTIS TAEDA SAWN FENCING	1,751,072	$458,468	CAPITAL CORPORATIONS
SAO FRANCISCO	HOUSTON NEW YORK	PINUS ELLIOTTIS TAEDA LUMBER	1,843,044	$467,880	COMFLORESTA COMPANHIA CATARINENSE D
PARANAGUA	NEW ORLEANS	ELLIOTTIS PINE PLYWOOD	2,009,530	$579,474	SERRARIAS CAMPOS DE PALMAS S.A.RUA
SAO FRANCISCO	NEW ORLEANS NORFOLK	PINE FINGER JOINT KILN DRIED ELLIOTTIS PINE F J BLANKS	2,168,889	$592,419	REFLORESTADORES UNIDOS S-A
RIO GRD DO SU	NEW YORK CHARLESTON HOUSTON NORFOLK	PINNUS ELLIOTTIS TAEDA SAWN WOOD	2,185,598	$617,096	FLORESTAL SUL INDUSTRIA DE MADEIRAS
ITAJAI	HOUSTON NEW YORK SAVANNAH	PINUS ELLIOTTIS TAEDA CUTSTOCK PINUS ELLIOTTIS TAEDA CLEAR BLOCKS	2,338,273	$655,380	SERRARIA MAFRA LTDA.
ITAJAI	HOUSTON	CLEAR ELLIOTTIS TAEDA PINE BLOCKS	4,042,895	$1,086,948	INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE MADEIRAS
SAO FRANCISCO	NEW YORK LOS ANGELES NORFOLK HOUSTON BALTIMORE CHARLESTON	TAEDA PINE CLEAR BLOCKS KD	4,249,392	$1,182,704	BRASPINE MADEIRAS LTDA.
PARANAGUA	HOUSTON	TAEDA PINE BLANKS BLOCKS PINE BLANKS & BLOCKS	7,043,670	$1,889,767	WOSGRAU PARTICIPACOES IND. E COM.

Imports from Canada

includes all shippers; sorted by value

Port of origin	Port of discharge	Main commodities	Pounds	Value	Shipper	NAMECONS (alpha order)
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	SPRUCE PINE & FIR LUMBER	9,076,549	$1,862,075	WELDWOOD	A C HOUSTON LUMBER ALLIANCE LUMBER ASHGROVE CEMENT BMC WEST BOISE CASCADE BURTON LUMBER CADMAN CASCADE EMPIRE CONTINENTAL TIMBER FOXWORTH GALBRAITH LUMBER FURMAN LUMBER FUTTER LUMBER GEORGIA PACIFIC GRANT ROAD LUMBER HAMPTON LUMBER SALES HOPE LUMBER & SUPPLY IDAHO TIMBER INLET MARINE LOUISIANA PACIFIC LUMBERMENS MDSE OLYMPIC IND STANDARD STRUCTURES TILBURY CEMENT U S TIMBER UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS VIKING FOREST PRODUCTS WELCO LUMBER WESTERN INTL FOREST PRODUCT WEYERHAEUSER
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	SPRUCE PINE & FIR LUMBER	4,440,273	$945,782	SLOCAN GROUP QUESNEL	BOISE CASCADE BOWIE SIMS PRANGE CASCADE EMPIRE F WHEATON FOXWORTH GALBRAITH LUMBER GEORGIA PACIFIC IDAHO TIMBER MURPHY PLYWOOD PRATTE COMPONENTS SEABOARD INTL FOREST PRODUC SUNBELT WOOD COMPONENTS U S TIMBER VIKING FOREST PRODUCTS
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	ORIENTED STRAND BOARD	4,563,039	$641,562	AINSWORTH LUMBER SALES	BUILDERS MART KNIPP BROTHERS IND KNIPP BROTHERS IND NORTH PACIFIC LUMBER RELIABLE WHOLESALE LUMBER SCR INC SCR INC STRUCTURAL WOOD PRODUCTS STRUCTURAL WOOD PRODUCTS STRUCTURAL WOOD PRODUCTS STRUCTURAL WOOD PRODUCTS STRUCTURAL WOOD PRODUCTS STRUCTURAL WOOD PRODUCTS TIMBER PRODUCTS U S TIMBER UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	SPRUCE PINE & FIR LUMBER	2,607,099	$544,562	CRYSTAL FOREST IND	BMC WEST BOISE CASCADE IDAHO TIMBER IDAHO TIMBER IDAHO TIMBER IDAHO TIMBER INTL WOOD PRODUCTS LIGNUM INTL HARDWOODS LONGVIEW FIBRE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ROBERTS & DYBDAHL UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS WESTERN ROAD RAIL SYSTEMS
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	ORIENTED STRAND BOARD WOODPULP	2,232,817	$419,247	LOUISIANA PACIFIC PANEL PRODUCTS	BOISE CASCADE CROWN PACIFIC INTL WOOD PRODUCTS L P ROCKLIN DISTR LOUISIANA PACIFIC MARSULEX UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	SPRUCE PINE & FIR LUMBER	1,854,617	$368,462	NORBORD IND	AMERICAN INTL FOREST PRODUCT BMC WEST BUILDERS MART FOXWORTH GALBRAITH LUMBER HOPE LUMBER & SUPPLY LIGNUM SALES PRATTE COMPONENTS ROBERTS & DYBDAHL VIKING FOREST PRODUCTS WEYERHAEUSER
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	KD LUMBER	1,352,844	$268,774	TOLKO IND	ALL COAST FOREST PRODUCTS CENTRAL FOREST PRODUCTS FOXWORTH GALBRAITH LUMBER IDAHO TIMBER TOLKO IND UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	SPRUCE PINE & FIR LUMBER	388,532	$77,191	FINLAY FOREST IND	LOUISIANA PACIFIC, TACOMA TREASURE CHEST ADVERTISING, PORTLAND
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	SPRUCE PINE & FIR LUMBER	376,217	$74,744	CANADIAN FOREST PRODUCTS	UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	SPRUCE PINE & FIR LUMBER	373,686	$74,242	WEST FRASER MILLS	AMERICAN INTL FOREST PRODUCTS
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	SPRUCE PINE & FIR LUMBER	188,336	$37,417	DONOHUE FOREST PRODUCTS	TAMPA INTL FOREST PRODUCTS
VANCOUVER	SEATTLE	SPRUCE PINE & FIR LUMBER	186,843	$37,121	AGM HARDWOOD EXPORTS	LOUISIANA PACIFIC

Imports from Chile

includes all shippers; sorted by value

Main ports of entry	Main ports of discharge	Main commodities	Pounds	Value	Shipper
CARTAGENA SAN VINCENTE LIQUEN	PORTLAND OR NEW ORLEANS HOUSTON CHARLESTON MIAMI OAKLAND	PINE MOULDING LUMBER CLEAR F J BLANKS SOLID	2,591,471	$833,554	ASERRADEROS CHOLGUAN S.A. ESTADO 33
CARTAGENA	PORTLAND OR	PINO CLEAR BLOCKS	110,958	$32,563	COMERCIAL MADEXPO LTDA. FUNDO QUIRI
CARTAGENA	PORTLAND OR OAKLAND	CLEAR FJ BLANKS	3,224,527	$1,006,819	GENERIC SHIPPER CODE
SAN VICENTE	CHARLESTON SC NEW YORK	RADIATA PINE FURRING	195,220	$107,956	M/S EXPORTADORES DE PRODUCTOS
CARTAGENA	OAKLAND PORTLAND OR	PINO CLEAR BLOCKS KD	383,619	$112,657	MADERAS DE EXPORTACION LTDA. FUNDO
CARTAGENA	OAKLAND PORTLAND OR	RADIATA BLANKS CLEAR FINGERJOINTS	693,526	$201,689	MADERAS PRENSADAS CHOLGUAN SA
CARTAGENA	OAKLAND PORTLAND OR SEATTLE	RADIATA PINE BLOCKS	12,982,236	$3,813,239	MADERAS SAN LORENZO S.A. PREDIO EL
CARTAGENA	OAKLAND NEW ORLEANS	RADIATA PINE CORE BLANKS	1,082,845	$368,092	MADERERA RIO ITATA S.A. AVENIDA RIC

Imports from New Zealand

All 50 shipments were of radiata pine lumber and radiata pine shelving.
The shipments weighed 2,334,624 pounds and were worth an estimated $2,238,891.
All of it was shipped from Auckland by Claymark Industries of Rotorua.
George S. Bush of Boise Idaho was the Notify Party for each shipment.
Intermountain Orient Line of Boise Idaho was the Consignee for all shipments.
The ports of discharge included Los Angeles, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Portland OR, Savannah, and Seattle.