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Top 5 – Australian Softwood Log Exports

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  1. Softwood Log Exports down 6.8% year-ended March– total exports declined to 4.188 million m3 year-ended March 2019
  2. Softwood logs >15 cm = 79.4% – 3.325 million m3 of softwood logs >15cm diameter were exported over the year
  3. March exports totalled 370,026 m3 – rebounding more than 100,000 m3, total softwood log exports were strong in March 2019
  4. Larger dimension logs averaged $144.39/m3* – logs >15 cm diameter average prices in tightly managed bands and rarely move significantly (*on an AUDFob basis)
  5. Smaller dimension log prices continue to rise – logs <15 cm diameter averaged AUDFob162.45/m3 in March 2019, their highest ever price.