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The sector of forestry products and wood extraction in Colombia represents 0.2% of the national GIP and the 1.1% of the farming GIP, forestry, hunt and fish, showing a little development as opposed to the other activities of the land. Whereas of a farming surface of the country considered in 50 million hectares, 72% are destined to the cattle activity, as soon as a 16% that is equivalent to 8 million hectares, are destined to natural and planted forests.
According to information reported by the FAO, Colombia it occupies industrial roll producing wood position 41 as in the world and participates with as soon as 0.2% of the total of the world-wide production. In the international context, this market enough is concentrated, because the ten greater world-wide producers generate 72% of the supply of this product. So single the United States, that it is the greater producer, includes 27% of the world-wide production, followed by Canada with 11,5%.
The wood production sawed in Suramérica ascends to 29 million cubic meters that are equivalent to 7% of the world-wide one. Here Brazil and Chile like the greater producers of the region with 61% and 19% excel, respectively. Colombia, with 915,000 ms 3 occupies position 40 in the world-wide sawed wood production and participates with 3% of the total of the region.
By blocks, the ALCA generates 38% of the world-wide production, influenced basically by the participation of the GASOLINE (32%), because the MERCOSUR as soon as it generates a 5% and the so single DOG a 0,4%. On the other hand, the Ue-15 participates with 23% of wood the world-wide board production.
In Suramérica the wood board production ascends approximately to 11 million cubic meters, being Brazil and Chile the greater producers of the region with 75% and 11%, respectively. Colombia that occupies position 51 at world-wide level like wood board producer, reaches a volume of 205,700 ms 3, that represent 2% of the production of the region * source agrocadenas.gov.co
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