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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

06 June 2013
Importation of logs and lumber to China were up over 10% the first four months of 2013 after a reduction in wood demand during 2012, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Wood Resources International LLC
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Voice-operated harvester meets its global audience

06 June 2013
The world’s most nimble harvester, the T-Bear, is a homemade marvel controlled only by a voice and two buttons instead of joysticks and levers. Source: Timberbiz, Elmia
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New Zealand Farm Forestry Association awards

06 June 2013
North Canterbury owners of a Parnassus farm admired for its trees by passing motorists have won the South Island Foresters of the Year award. Sources: Scoop NZ, Fairfax NZ
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No growth for residential construction

06 June 2013
Wednesday’s GDP figures show no growth in the residential construction industry in the March 2013 quarter. Source: Timberbiz
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Narrandera nursery closes

06 June 2013
A state government nursery at Narrandera has closed with the loss of 16 jobs. Source: ABC News
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Tumut nursery dispatches 6.2 million seedlings

06 June 2013
Dispatch of about 6.2 million pine seedlings is under way at the Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Tumut Nursery near Blowering Dam. Source: Timberbiz
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TMA turns 130

06 June 2013
The Timber Merchants Association is turning 130 years old this year.
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Malaysia to launch roadmap for furniture industry

04 June 2013
The Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) will launch a design roadmap for the furniture industry as it looks to promote exports of higher value added products as opposed to mainly primary timber products. Source: Sun2Surf
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Resurgence in US may not be as high as expected

04 June 2013
A resurgence in US housing construction is still expected to boost lumber prices, but perhaps not as high as had been expected this year. Source: CTV News (Canada)
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ABARES says WA’s plantations are shrinking

04 June 2013
A report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has found the total size of WA's timber plantations in WA diminished by nearly 2% in one year. Source: ABC News
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