PREFACE 
Heretofore the available but limited information on the forests and 
forest industries of Brazil has been scattered piecemeal within publica- 
tions and reports on commerce, agriculture, or other more general sub- 
jects. This publication attempts to bring together the most significant 
of this information as an aid to a better understanding of the role of forests 
and forest industries in Brazil’s development. It is designed to meet 
the needs of those interested in forest products trade between the United 
States and Brazil and to indicate the magnitude of the vast broadleaf, 
or hardwood, resources of this forest-rich country. Also, the publication 
aims to increase the basic knowledge of the reader, whether businessman, 
technician, government worker, student, or interested citizen. 
All known sources of public information have been drawn upon to 
make this report as comprehensive and up to date as possible. Statistics 
were not available for some items, others were incomplete, and some were 
at best informed estimates. As primary sources of many of the statistics 
used, the authors wish to acknowledge the various issues of the Anuario 
Estatistico do Brasil, Estatistica do Comércio Exteriér do Brasil, and 
the Anudrio Brasileiro de Economia Florestal, reports of the U.S. De- 
partment of Commerce, and various publications of the Food and Agri- 
culture Organization of the United Nations. 
The identification of commercial products in this publication is 
solely for the information of the reader. Endorsement of any commercial 
product is not intended and must not be inferred. 
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