In 2013, primary forestry production amounted to R$ 18.7 billion. Silviculture accounted for 76.1% (R$ 14.1 billion) and wild crop harvesting, for 23.9% (R$ 5.4 billion).

The survey of Forestry Production (PEVS) presents information on 38 products from wild crop harvesting and silviculture and encompasses all the Brazilian municipalities. PEVS 2013 brings, for the first time, data about the production of charcoal, firewood and wood, separated into three different groups(Eucalyptus, Pinus andOther).

In 2013 food products accounted for 71.3% of the value of production of non-timber forest products. The highlights of this group were acai berry (R$ 409.7 million), native yerba mate (R$ 400.0 million) and Brazil nut (R$ 72.1 million).

The growing occurrence of inspections and the forbidden use, in some states, of firewood and coal from native forests still contributes to the production decline of the main timber products: charcoal, firewood and logwood. The overall production of logwood from native forests (13.7 million de m³) fell 8.4% in relation to the 2012 figure. See below the main aspects of Forestry Production in 2013, according to the complete publication of PEVS available at:https://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pevs/2013/default.shtm

In 2013, the contribution of timber products to wild crop harvesting amounted to R$ 3.2 billion, and that of non-timber products, to R$ 1.3 billion. In silviculture, the four timber products amounted to R$ 14.1 billion and the three non-timber ones to only R$ 143.8 million. In relation to 2012, production decrease affected 24 products from wild crop harvesting, whereas 14 other recorded positive change.

Food products accounted for 71.3% of the value of production of non-timber forest products

In 2013, "food products" represented 71.3% of the overall production of non-timber products, followed by waxes (10.6%), oilseeds (10.4%) and fibers (6.8%). Most wild crop harvesting of non-timber products was concentrated in the North, the main ones being acai berry (93.6%) and Brazil nut (95.8%), and in the Northeast, babassu nuts (99.7%), piassava fibers (95.2%) and carnauba powder (100.0%). The South Region concentrates only two products: yerba mate (99.9%) and pine nut (96.8%).

Among food products, the highlights in terms of value of production were acai berry (R$ 409.7 million), native yerba mate (R$ 400.0 million) and Brazil nut (R$ 72.1 million). Among waxes, the highlight was carnauba powder (R$ 118.1 million); among oilseeds, babassu nuts (R$ 121.8 million); and among fibers, piassava (R$ 82.9 million).

Acai berry - The national production of acai (202 216 metric tons in 2013) increased 1.6% in comparison with the 2012 figure. Pará, the main producer, accounted for 54.9% of the output and Amazonas, for 35.5%. The biggest change, in absolute figures, occurred in Acre. The production of acai did not come only from wild crop harvesting, and its planting has increased. The main producing municipality is still Codajás, in Amazonas, followed by Limoeiro do Ajuru and Oieiras, in Pará, Itacoatiara, in Amazonas, and Muaná, Ponte de Pedras and São Sebastião da Boa Vista, in Pará. The twenty biggest producers held 70.8% of the national output.

Yerba mate- In 2013, the country produced 344 594 metric tons, 36.4% more than in 2012. The leader is Paraná (73%), followed by Santa Catarina (20.9%), Rio Grande do Sul (5.9%) and Mato Grosso do Sul. São Mateus do Sul, Cruz Machado, Bituruna, Inácio Martins and Paula Freitas in Paraná, followed by Canoinhas, in Santa Catarina, are the main producers.

Babassu nuts- The production of babassu nuts decreased (-8.3%), in comparison with the 2012 output, due to the lack of workforce, as a trend of recent years. The total 89 739 metric tons produced in 2013 came mainly from Maranhão (94.4% of the national output) and Piauí (4.8%). All the municipalities in the ranking of 20 main producers belong to Maranhão state, and they account for 56.7% of the national output. The main producing municipality was Vargem Grande, followed by Pedreiras, Poção de Pedras, Bacabal and São Luiz Gonzaga do Maranhão.

Carnauba poder - With 9.3% of production increase in 2013, Ceará, despite the drought faced by some municipalities, made up for the decline observed in other producing states, and led the amount of carnauba powder in 2013 (18 251 metric tons) to increase by 2.3% compared with the 2012 figure. The main producers were Piauí (62.6% of the national output) and Ceará (33.5%). Granja, Camocim and Coreaú are the main producing municipalities of Ceará, and Piripiri, Campo Maior and Piracuruca lead in Piauí. Among the 20 main producers (53.2% of the output), twelve are located in Piauí, seven in Ceará and one in Maranhão.

Piassava fibers - The little demand by the market caused the national production of piassava fibers to decrease (-22.8%) in relation to the result of 2012, reaching 44 617 metric tons in 2013. Bahia was the main producer in the country (42 469 metric tons, or 95.2% of the national output), with Amazonas, Maranhão and Acre following it. Among the 20 main producing municipalities of piassava in the country, responsible for 99.7% of the national output, seventeen are from Bahia and three from Amazonas. The highlights are Ilhéus, Nilo Peçanha, Cairu and Ituberá in Bahia, and Barcelos, Santa Isabel do Rio Negro and São Gabriel da Cachoeira, in Amazonas.

Brazil nut - In 2013, the production of Brazil nut (38 300 metric tons) faced slight decrease (-1.3%) in relation to the 2012 figure. Acre (13 599 metric tons), Amazonas (11 785 metric tons), Pará (9 023 metric tons), Rondônia (1 689 metric tons) and Mato Grosso (1 596 metric tons) held 98.4% of the national output, besides Amapá and Roraima. Brasiléia, in Acre, remains as the main producing municipality (3 660 metric tons), followed by Óbidos in Pará (2 600 metric tons). Among the 20 biggest producers, seven are located in Acre, eight in Amazonas, four in Pará, and one in Rondônia. Together, they account for 70.8% of the national output.

Production changes: rise of eucalyptus and decline of black wattle bark

Non-timber production from silviculture is concentrated in the Southeast and South Regions. The highlights were the bigger amount of eucalyptus leaves (22.1%) and the decline of black wattle bark (-29.3%) and resin (-0.4%).

Black wattle bark - Rio Grande do Sul concentrates the national output (72 802 metric tons in 2013), which recorded decrease (-29.3%) in relation to 2012, due to low prices and absence of workforce. The 20 main producing municipalities (85.6% of the output) are Piratini, Brochier, Salvador do Sul, Montenegro, Portão, Morro Reuter, Barão do Triunfo, Santa Maria do Herval, Maratá, São José do Sul, Dois Irmãos, Poço das Antas, São Jerônimo, Capela de Sant'Ana, Tupandi, Linha Nova, São Pedro da Serra, Picada Café, Triunfo and Presidente Lucena.

Eucalyptus leaves - The production of eucalyptus in 2013 (56 743 metric tons) increased 22.1% in relation to production in 2012. There were only 16 producing municipalities, distributed among Minas Gerais (São João do Paraíso, Ninheira and Berizal), São Paulo (Santa Maria da Serra, Torrinha, Ubirajara, Dois Córregos, São Pedro, Guiambê, Mineiros do Tietê and Bauru), Mato Grosso do Sul (Três Lagoas, Água Clara, and Antônio João) and Paraná (Corbélia).

Resin - Production (73 463 metric tons) decreased (-0.4%) in comparison with the 2012 figure. São Paulo was the leader, with Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná and Bahia following it. The 20 main producing municipalities (85.9% of the output) are Vitória do Palmar, São José do Norte, Rio Grande, Balneário Pinhal and Palmares do Sul (RS), Paranapanema, Itapeva, Itapetininga, Guareí, Nova Campina, Buri, Itaí, Apiá and Itararé (SP), Padre Carvalho, Grão Mogol and Vázea da Palma (MG), Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS); Jaborandi (BA) and Cerro Azul (PR).

Timber production reaches 144.5 million m³

Out of the 144 477 528 m³ of logwood produced, 90.5% came from planted forests and only 9.5% from wild crop harvesting. The production of logs for pulp and paper was responsible for 55.5% of the total output of silviculture. In the production of charcoal (6 589 720) 84.7% came from silviculture and 15.3% from wild crop harvesting. In terms of logwood (86 250 149 m³), wild crop harvesting represented 35.9%, versus 64.1% of silviculture.

Considering timber products, coal, firewood and logwood still presente decreases

Better results in terms of output of timber products were observed in pine knot (48.2%) and felled trees of araucaria (141.8%). Charcoal (-13.2%), firewood (-9.8%) and logwood (-8.4%) faced decrease. Regular inspections and the forbidden use, in some states, of firewood and coal from native forests, contributed to such results.

Charcoal from wild crop harvesting - The national output (1 006 554 metric tons) recorded decrease (-13.2%) in relation to 2012. The main producers were Maranhão (316 455 metric tons). Mato Grosso do Sul (206 312 metric tons), Piauí (112 695 metric tons, Bahia (102 000 metric tons) and Minas Gerais (101 045 metric tons). The main producing municipalities were Grajaú and Buriti Bravo (MA); Baianópolis (BA) and Aquidauana and Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS).

Firewood from wild crop harvesting - In 2013, firewood from wild crop harvesting (30 955 344 m³0 faced decrease (-9.8%) in relation to 2012. The biggest production was that of Bahia (5 792 945 m³), followed by Ceará (3 560 358 m³), Maranhão (2 589 778m³), Pará (2 470 289m³), Mato Grosso (2 152 073 m³) and Pernambuco (2 069 710m³) amounting to 60.2% of the national output. In Bahia, the main producer was Xique-Xique; in Ceará it was Santa Quitéria; in Maranhão, Loreto; in Pará, Baião; in Mato Grosso, Aripuanã; and in Pernambuco, Santa Cruz. In the ranking of the 20 main producing municipalities (15.5% of the total produced), five are located in Bahia, four in Pará, four in Pernambuco, two in Maranhão, one in Acre, one in Mato Grosso, one in Ceará and one in Paraná.

Logwood from wild crop harvesting - The production of logwood from native forests (13 677 672 m³) faced decrease (-8.4%) in relation to 2012. The main producers were Pará (4 669 493 m³), Rondônia (4 003 304 m³) and Mato Grosso (1 441 082 m³), with 74.5% of the total output. The municipality of Porto Velho (1 521 233 m³) took the leadership, followed by Portel (1 000 000 m³), in Pará. Among the 20 main producing municipalities (46.6% of the national output), eight come from Pará, seven from Rondônia, two from Mato Grosso and the other threem from Acre, Amapá and Amazonas, respectively.

PEVES 2013 presents data on Euycalyptus, pinus and other species from silviculture

In terms of timber products from silviculture, the Southeast Region leads the production of charcoal (85.2%) and logs for pulp and paper (39.5%). The South accountes for 60.7% of the logwood for other purposes.

The main species of national silviculture is Eucalyptus, which represents 98.5% of the total production of charcoal, being followed by Pinus (0.7%) and others (0.8%). In terms of firewood production, Eucalyptus accounted for 84.8%, Pinus, for 6.6%, and other species, for 8.6%. In terms of logwood production, Pinus accounted for 29.3%, and eucalyptus, for 68.8%.

Charcoal from silviculture - In 2013, Minas Gerais, the main producer, concentrated 82.9% of the national output (5 583 166 metric tons), with increase of 9.5% in relation to 2012. The main producers were Maranhão (316 455 metric tons), Mato Grosso do Sul (206 312 metric tons), Piauí (112 695 metric tons, Bahia (102 000 metric tons) and Minas Gerais (101 045 metric tons). Among the 20 main producing municipalities (49.3% of the total), seventeen are located in Minas gerais, where the highlights are João Pinheiro and Itamarandiba.

Firewood from silviculture - The production of firewood in 2013 was 55 294 805 m³. Rio Grande do Sul (13 374 146 m³) is the leader, followed by Paraná (12 124 731), Santa catarina (8 088 076 m³), São Paulo (7 101 358 m³), Minas Gerais (6 165 962 m³) and Goiás (4 498 379 m³), amounting to 92.9 % of the total obtained in the country. Rio Verde and Campo alegre de Goiás stand out in the ranking of 20 main producing municipalities, followed by Butiá (RS) and Itapetininga (SP). Other three municipalities located in Rio Grande do Sul, four in Santa Catarina, three in São Paulo, two in Paraná and two in Goiás complete the ranking, representing 15.2% of the national output.

Logs for pulp and paper - The production of 2013 (72 565 816 m³) was 1.7% lower to that of 2012. São Paulo was the main producer (17 959 952 m³), followed by Paraná (11 929 375 m³), Bahia (11 277 671 m³), Santa Catarina (8 147 556 m³), Mato Grosso do Sul (8 033 052 m³), Minas Gerais (5 632 808 m³) and Espírito Santo (5 047 176 m³). The ranking of 20 biggest production is led by Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul, followed by Telêmaco Borba in Paraná, Almeirim in Pará, Conceição da Barra in Espírito Santo and Nova Viçosa in Bahia and three other municipalities in São Paulo; two in Paraná; five in Bahia; three in Mato Grosso do Sul; one in Espírito Santo and one in Santa Catarina, adding up to 37.1% of the total.

Logwood for other purposes - Paraná, with a production of 18 509 124 m³, was the biggest producer of logwood for other purposes in 2013, followed by São Paulo (13 504 267 m³), Santa Catarina (8 541 049 m³), Minas Gerais (7 418 528m³) and Rio Grande do Sul (6 401 957m³), amounting to 93.4% of the national output (58 234 040 m³), which changed by 0.3% in relation to that of 2012. The main producers (32.2% of the output) are Telêmaco Borba (PR), Itatinga (SP), Itapetininga (SP) and Estrela do Sul (MG). Seven municipalities located in São Paulo, two in Rio Grande do Sul and one in Minas Gerais, complete the list.