New Zealand: New Zealand Wood Products and Forestry Report

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Forestry is a key sector in the New Zealand economy and contributes 11 percent of total exports. The New Zealand log harvest for the year ending September 2019 totaled 36.6 million cubic meters of round-wood, 2.8 percent higher than the previous year. Sixty-one percent of the log harvest is exported directly as raw logs. China is currently importing 80 percent of the raw logs shipped out of New Zealand.

New Zealand: New Zealand Wood Products and Forestry Report

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