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The ups and downs of Australian and NZ timber exports

06 March 2023
Much like the rest of the global market, Australia and New Zealand have seen their share of ups and down over the past year. This is especially evident in most of the countries’ exports. Source: Forest2Market The Australian and New Zealand Export Log Price Index dropped in Janua
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Sign the petition to save timber communities and sustainable forestry

06 March 2023
Forest and Wood Communities has launched an online petition for people to show their support for sustainable forestry, regional communities and local timber production. By Monday morning 1502 people had signed the petition. Source: Timberbiz In the invitation to sign the petition the
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Vic govt will support Opal workers but relies on Opal to do the right thing

06 March 2023
Victoria’s State Government says supporting workers in the Latrobe Valley is a top priority and it welcomes Opal’s recent public confirmation of the importance of the Maryvale mill and its workers to the company’s future. Source: Timberbiz We are and will continue discussi
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A marathon wood be much easier in running shoes

03 March 2023
And now for something completely offbeat. A Japanese runner pushed his limits at the 2023 Osaka Marathon, clocking a three-hour and 28-minute marathon while wearing traditional wooden Japanese geta sandals. Sources: Running Magazine, Timberbiz Takanobu Minoshima, a 47-year-old runner
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Cedar log prices and sawnwood stats for China and Japan

03 March 2023
Cedar log prices for China have been in a bullish trend since the beginning of the year. The Chinese government eased restrictions on the zero-Covid policy and the economy is lively again. Source: Tropical Timber Market Report The prices of radiata pine logs from New Zealand rose due
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A mulcher for the largest excavators with Bite Limiter technology

03 March 2023
FAE has increased the productivity and efficiency of its BL5/EX forestry mulcher for excavators with the new BL MAX blade. Source: Timberbiz The new BL MAX blade is the ideal addition to the king of FAE’s mulchers for excavators with Bite Limiter Technology. This technology reduces po
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New Zealand review welcomed by forestry organisations

03 March 2023
The NZ Institute of Forestry (NZIF) has said that it welcomes the Government’s intention to investigate the management of forestry land use in the East Coast. However, President James Treadwell said that it was concerned the terms of reference for this inquiry were too narrow and the
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Fines for 14 furniture importers due to illegally harvested timber

03 March 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry fined 14 furniture importers more than $186,000 last week because they didn’t act to minimise the risk of importing illegally harvested timber. Source: Timberbiz Head of Compliance and Enforcement at the department, Peter Timson sa
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A quarter of all hardwood comes from South East NSW

03 March 2023
An Ernst + Young Report shows that the timber industry in South East NSW is a critically important part of the region’s economy, supplying a quarter of NSW’s nation-building hardwood timber. Source: Timberbiz Yet the livelihoods of thousands of timber workers in the region are threate
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Australian log exports bounce back

03 March 2023
Timber log export value from Australia has bounced back after declining by around 66% in 2020. Source: The Border Watch The decline was mostly attributed to Chinese suspension of imports of all timber logs from Australia in late 2020 due to trade tensions. Log export from Portland als
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