Análise da c omercialização de madeira serrada na cidade de Maputo: o caso dos mercados junta e benfica

Abstract

The contribution of the informal lumber sector and small markets for sawn timber in the economy and well-being of the families involved is not well known and documented. US sawn timber markets in Maputo city there is a lack of accurate and relevant information on the profitability and origin of the raw material. The present work essentially aims at analyze the commercialization of sawn wood in the city of Maputo particularly in the Benfica and Junta markets. The methodology used was based on sampling by accessibility. The data collection was carried out based on the survey, where semi-structured interviews were used with a sample of 38 timber traders in the Benfica market and 27 traders in the Junta market and direct observation was made in stalls. Information was collected on the main commercialized species, distance from transport of wood (place of origin to destination), suppliers, volume purchased by type, prices and costs involved in the process of acquisition and sale of sawn wood and the final costumer. The results obtained show that the main forest species marketed in the markets of the city of Maputo are Afzelia quanzensis (Chanfuta), Pterocarpus angolensis (Umbila), Milletia stulmanii (Jambire) and Pinus sp. (Pine). You purchase prices for manually sawn wood vary from 150.00Mt / plank to 300.00Mt / board and selling prices vary from 350.00Mt / board to 550.00Mt / board and the cubicated wood has acquisition prices ranging from 10.000,00Mt / m 3 to 20.000,00Mt / m 3 and sales prices ranging from 25.000,00Mt / m 3 to 35.000,00Mt / m 3 depending on demand, quality, species and time of year. Afzelia quanzensis is the most commercialized species in the Benfica market and Pterocarpus angolensis is more commercialized in the Junta market. You The main places mentioned as suppliers of wood are Nampula, Zambézia, Tete, Manica and South Africa. provided by intermediaries at sawmills and some traders buy directly from the place of exploitation. The main customers are carpenters, small businesses and resellers. The commercialization of sawn wood is profitable, since the revenues resulting from the sawn timber trade outweigh the costs for its acquisition. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)