Economic Data and Information About the Forest Sector in Suriname

Table 24 List prices (August 1997) of various dimensions of sawnwood for flooring

Dimension	Species	Price per m² (in Sf)		Price per m³ (in Sf)
(in inches)		1st quality (kiln dried)	2nd quality	1st quality (kiln dried)	2nd quality
1 x 3	Rode Lokus	10,284	4,500	404,882	177,165
1 x 3	Bruinhart	10,284	4,500	404,882	177,165
1 x 3	Zwarte Kabbes	10,284	4,500	404,882	177,165
1 x 3	Basralocus	8,220	3,450	323,622	135,827
1 x 4	Basralocus	7,776	3,312	306,142	130,394
1 x 3	Kopie	8,220	3,450	323,622	135,827
1 x 4	Kopie	7,776	3,312	306,142	130,394
1 x 3	Gronfolo	7,704	3,450	303,307	135,827
1 x 4	Gronfolo	7,452	3,312	293,386	130,394
1 x 3	Moksie	7,704	3,450	303,307	135,827
1 x 4	Moksie	7,452	3,312	293,386	130,394

Source: A large sawmill in Paramaribo

Table 25 List prices (August 1997) of various dimensions of 1st quality kiln dried mouldings

Dimension	Species	Price per m	Price per m³
(in mm)		(in Sf)	(in Sf)
8 x 34	Basralocus	226	830,882
12½ x 59	Basralocus	317	429,831
12½ x 90	Basralocus	427	379,556
16 x 36	Basralocus	288	500,000
16 x 57	Basralocus	467	512,061
16 x 63½	Basralocus	432	425,197
16 x 83	Basralocus	631	475,151
16 x 83	Basralocus	578	435,241
16 x 94½	Basralocus	666	440,943
16 x 127	Basralocus	854	420,276
22 x 70	Basralocus	594	385,714
16 x 83	Bruinhart	757	570,030
16 x 83	Ceder	757	570,030
16 x 94½	Ceder	800	529,661
12½ x 59	Gronfolo	263	356,610
16 x 57	Gronfolo	372	407,895
16 x 63½	Gronfolo	364	358,268
16 x 83	Gronfolo	536	403,614
16 x 83	Gronfolo	475	357,681
16 x 127	Gronfolo	812	399,606
22 x 70	Gronfolo	475	308,442
16 x 83	Ingi Pipa	631	475,151
16 x 63½	Kopie	432	425,197
16 x 83	Kopie	578	435,241
16 x 94½	Kopie	666	440,943
16 x 127	Kopie	854	420,276
16 x 94½	Krappa	580	384,004
12½ x 59	Moksie	263	356,610
16 x 36	Moksie	239	414,931
16 x 63½	Moksie	364	358,268
16 x 83	Moksie	536	403,614
16 x 83	Moksie	475	357,681
16 x 94½	Moksie	580	384,004
16 x 127	Moksie	812	399,606
27 x 48	Moksie	614	473,765
12½ x 59	Pisie	317	429,831
16 x 33	Pisie	307	581,439
16 x 63½	Pisie	432	425,197
16 x 83	Pisie	631	475,151
16 x 83	Pisie	578	435,241
16 x 127	Pisie	854	420,276
16 x 83	Riemhout	536	403,614
16 x 83	Slangenhout	631	475,151
8 x 34	Wana	270	992,647
19 x 19	Wana	276	764,543
22 x 41	Wana	469	519,956
29 x 29	Wana	586	696,790
16 x 83	Zwarte Kabbes	757	570,030

Source: A large sawmill in Paramaribo

Table 26 List prices (August 1997) of various dimensions of 2nd quality mouldings

Dimension	Species	Price per m	Price per m³
(in mm)		(in Sf)	(in Sf)
8 x 34	Basralocus	70	257,353
12½ x 90	Basralocus	155	137,778
16 x 39	Basralocus	221	354,167
16 x 57	Basralocus	166	182,018
16 x 63½	Basralocus	166	163,386
16 x 83	Basralocus	241	181,476
16 x 94½	Basralocus	276	182,733
16 x 127	Basralocus	331	162,894
22 x 70	Basralocus	162	105,195
16 x 83	Bruinhart	290	218,373
16 x 83	Ceder	290	218,373
16 x 94½	Ceder	332	219,809
16 x 39	Gronfolo	184	294,872
16 x 57	Gronfolo	134	146,930
16 x 63½	Gronfolo	138	135,827
16 x 83	Gronfolo	205	154,367
16 x 94½	Gronfolo	221	146,319
16 x 127	Gronfolo	275	135,335
22 x 70	Gronfolo	162	105,195
16 x 57	Ingi Pipa	166	182,018
16 x 83	Ingi Pipa	241	181,476
16 x 127	Ingi Pipa	331	162,894
16 x 39	Kopie	221	354,167
16 x 57	Kopie	166	182,018
16 x 63½	Kopie	166	163,386
16 x 83	Kopie	241	181,476
16 x 94½	Kopie	276	182,733
16 x 127	Kopie	331	162,894
16 x 39	Moksie	184	294,872
16 x 57	Moksie	134	146,930
16 x 63½	Moksie	138	135,827
16 x 83	Moksie	205	154,367
16 x 94½	Moksie	221	146,319
16 x 127	Moksie	275	135,335
16 x 33	Pisie	95	179,924
16 x 39	Pisie	221	354,167
16 x 63½	Pisie	166	163,386
8 x 34	Wana	83	305,147
16 x 33	Wana	114	215,909
19 x 19	Wana	88	243,767
22 x 41	Wana	162	179,601
27 x 48	Wana	187	144,290
29 x 29	Wana	180	214,031
16 x 83	Zwarte Kabbes	290	218,373

Source: A large sawmill in Paramaribo

Table 27 Prices (1997/98) of plywood made from Baboen

Thickness		Price per 8'x 4' piece (in Sf)				Price per m³ (in Sf)
(in mm)	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality
4	5,310		4,545	3,765	446,534		382,203	316,610
5	5,600		4,675	4,150	376,737		314,508	279,189
6	6,540		5,465	4,950	366,646		306,379	277,507
9	8,390		6,845	5,530	313,574		255,830	206,682
12	9,240		8,020	7,190	259,007		224,809	201,543
15	10,910		9,770	8,500	244,655		219,090	190,611
18	12,330		10,895	9,230	230,415		203,599	172,484

Source: Bruynzeel

Table 28 Prices (1997/98) of plywood for furniture manufacturing made from Baboen

Thickness		Price per 8'x 4' piece (in Sf)				Price per m³ (in Sf)
(in mm)	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality
18	13,675		12,220	10,425	255,549		228,359	194,816

Source: Bruynzeel

Table 29 Prices (1997/98) of plywood door panels made from Baboen

Thickness		Price per 8'x 4' piece (in Sf)				Price per m³ (in Sf)
(in mm)	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality
4	4,275		3,595	2,945	359,498		302,315	247,654
5	4,530		3,755	3,340	304,753		252,616	224,697
6	5,215		4,410	4,010	292,364		247,234	224,809
9	6,245		5,530	4,460	233,405		206,682	166,691
12	7,495		6,495	5,770	210,092		182,061	161,739
15	8,750		7,795	6,845	196,217		174,801	153,498
18	9,840		8,750	7,550	183,883		163,514	141,089

Source: Bruynzeel

Table 30 Prices (1997/98) of plywood made from Baboen with a Cedar face

Source: Bruynzeel

Table 31 Prices (1997/98) of plywood for furniture manufacturing made from Baboen with a Cedar face

Thickness		Price per 8'x 4' piece (in Sf)				Price per m³ (in Sf)
(in mm)	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality
4	5,841		5,000	4,142	491,188		420,423	348,271
5	6,160		5,143	4,565	414,411		345,959	307,108
6	7,194		6,012	5,445	403,310		337,017	305,258
9	9,229		7,530	6,083	344,931		281,413	227,350
12	10,164		8,822	7,909	284,907		247,290	221,697
15	12,001		10,747	9,350	269,120		240,999	209,672
18	13,563		11,985	10,153	253,456		223,958	189,733

Thickness		Price per 8'x 4' piece (in Sf)				Price per m³ (in Sf)
(in mm)	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality
18	15,043		13,442	11,468	281,104		251,195	214,297

Source: Bruynzeel

Table 32 Prices (1997/98) of plywood door panels made from Baboen with a Cedar face

Thickness		Price per 8'x 4' piece (in Sf)				Price per m³ (in Sf)
(in mm)	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality	1st quality		2nd quality	3rd quality
4	4,703		3,955	3,240	395,448		332,546	272,419
5	4,983		4,131	3,674	335,229		277,877	247,166
6	5,737		4,851	4,411	321,600		271,957	247,290
9	6,870		6,083	4,906	256,745		227,350	183,360
12	8,245		7,145	6,347	231,102		200,268	177,913
15	9,625		8,575	7,530	215,839		192,282	168,848
18	10,824		9,625	8,305	202,272		179,866	155,198

Source: Bruynzeel

Table 33 List prices (September 1998) of various dimensions of rough sawnwood made from: Basralocus and Kopie

Dimension	Price per m length (in Sf)		Price per m³ (in Sf)
(in inches)	1st quality	2nd quality	1st quality	2nd quality
1 x 2	125	63	96,875	48,438
1 x 3	200	100	103,334	51,667
1 x 4	300	150	116,250	58,125
1 x 5	350	175	108,500	54,250
1 x 6	400	200	103,334	51,667
1 x 8	500	250	96,875	48,438
1 x 10	700	350	108,500	54,250
1 x 12	800	400	103,334	51,667
1¼ x 8	700	350	108,500	54,250
1¼ x 10	900	450	111,600	55,800
1¼ x 12	1,000	500	103,334	51,667
1½ x 3	300	150	103,334	51,667
1½ x 6	700	350	120,556	60,278
1½ x 8	800	400	103,334	51,667
1½ x 10	1,000	500	103,334	51,667
1½ x 12	1,200	600	103,334	51,667
2 x 3	400	200	103,334	51,667
2 x 4	500	250	96,875	48,438
2 x 5	613	307	95,015	47,508
2 x 6	800	400	103,334	51,667
2 x 8	1,000	500	96,875	48,438
2 x 10	1,400	700	108,500	54,250
2 x 12	1,600	800	103,334	51,667
3 x 3	700	350	120,556	60,278
3 x 8	1,500	750	96,875	48,438

Source: A medium-sized sawmill in Paramaribo