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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

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  1. 697,197 bdmt – IndustryEdge’s informed and data driven forecast for total woodchip exports in June 2018 – the formal data will be released by the ABS in 2 weeks
  2. USD823/t – the price of Bleached Eucalypt Kraft (BEK) pulp in China in May remained at record levels, supporting higher prices for hardwood chips
  3. 62.4% – value of imported Posts & Beams (including LVL & I-Beams etc) rose to AUD12.4 million in May 2018, up massively on May 2017
  4. $359.86/m3 – the average price of imported Particleboard in May 2018 was 12.1% higher than a year earlier, on a free-on-board basis
  5. 508,663 m3 – Australia’s softwood log exports in May 2018 were the second highest on record.