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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services.
1. 25.8% – the proportion of Australia’s Softwood log exports that were AUD604.22/m3 – the average price of Dressed Sawn Softwood imports in May 2018, reported on a free-on-board basis
3. 52,631 m3 – Australia imported a record volume of Oriented Strand Board over the year-ended May 2018, greater than 30% more than for the prior corresponding period
4. 121,362 houses – approvals of free-standing houses across Australia were 4.8% higher for the year-ended May, than for the prior year
5. 1.550 million m3 – AKD Softwood’s estimated annual log processing (not counting Highland Pine Products) after it completes its latest round of sawmill acquisitions

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