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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

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  1. 608,599 bdmt – Australia’s exports of hardwood chips in July 2018 were toward the top of the long-term monthly range, remaining above 600,000 bdmt for the second successive month
  2. 279,744 m3 – softwood log exports in July were 21.4% below the average of the last year, despite the average export price rising to new highs…
  3. AUD148.38/m3 OR USD110.26/m3 – the average price of Australia’s softwood log exports in July hit new peaks, on a free-on-board basis
  4. 20,138 m3 – Australia’s exports of sawn timber (hardwood and softwood) in July 2018, were on the annual trend
  5. 10 years – since the collapse of Lehmann Brothers in the US heralded the commencement of the global financial crisis.