It's hardly worth repeating that we are living in turbulent times and seeing unprecedented volatility in asset prices, capital and financial markets. And as we observe the spectacle, we know full well that there will be further flow-on effects into the NZ economy and our livelihoods.
READ MOREThe Emissions Trading Scheme was passed on 26th September 2008 with numerous amendments. Which of these affects the forestry and wood processing sectors and how?
READ MOREThe Afforestation Grant Scheme (AGS) is one of the new initiatives announced by the government to address the effects of climate change.
READ MOREA successful harvesting seminar was held on Wednesday 10th September at Alexandra Park, Greenlane, Auckland. Our Kawakawa and Rotorua offices jointly organised the seminar which was attended by 55 clients, forest owners and would-be forest owners.
READ MOREThe Hawke's Bay Farm Forestry Association's (HBFFA) "Carbon - Ready or Not" seminar was held in Havelock North Thursday 18 September 2008.
READ MOREExport log prices rose again in October by an average of $4/JAS m3 extending their 5th consecutive month of price increases. Notable was the wide range of price changes with some traders staying more or less flat and some posting larger increases - a function of their exchange rate and ocean freight rate exposure in a highly volatile market.
READ MOREThe trend of significant drops in break-bulk ocean freight rates has intensified since reported in last month's Wood Matters.
READ MOREWe often field enquiries from woodlot owners concerned they are paying too much for their pruning. Frequently it turns out that the problem is related to the basis of payment.
READ MOREThe NZ forestry industry was featured in the September/October issue of the ACC's Health and Safety Guide. A pleasing trend has been the steady decrease in serious injury claims to ACC from forestry accidents over the past five years.
READ MOREWe have had a tremendously positive response from readers of Wood Matters. Thanks for the feedback - your ideas and suggestions are listened to and are valuable to us.
READ MOREOur forest industry has been through a decade of declining log values and rising costs. There are some indicators on the horizon that this will change over the next few years, but to make the most of that changing environment we need to do some things a lot smarter.
READ MOREMore than 60 people braved the chilly early morning Rotorua air for the August session of the bi-monthly Safety Champs meeting.
READ MOREPF Olsen has been receiving an unprecedented level of direct log supply enquiry from Chinese log purchasers recently.
READ MOREOver 500 finalists, guests and forestry and wood manufacturing professionals celebrated an evening of achievement at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre tonight - when they found out which of the 35 finalists won awards in 11 different categories.
READ MOREThe announced possible sale of Matariki Forests could see the departure of Rayonier from the NZ (and Australasian) forestry scene.
READ MOREThere may be some respite for forest owners lamenting the impact of high freight rates on net returns from harvesting. There are real signs that weakening global growth and increased shipping stock is translating into sizable reductions in break-bulk shipping costs.
READ MOREThe joint industry and government funded wood promotional programme to raise the market share of wood in the New Zealand market has begun a new phase as the following media release states…
READ MOREOptions for marketing logs in the wider Auckland and Northern Waikato regions have always been somewhat limited. The closure of CHH's structural sawmill at Kopu hasn't helped the situation and higher log transport costs have reduced forest owner returns for logs exported via the Port of Tauranga. That's why the commencement of containerised log export via Ports of Auckland presents such a great opportunity for forest owners in that area.
READ MOREWelcome to the brand new PF Olsen E-zine - Wood Matters! As part of a review of our communication with you and in response to many enquiries and suggestions from you we have launched this new way to keep you updated on news and views related to forestry.
READ MOREConditions in the forestry sector are now such that forest owners with near-mature timber need, more than ever, to be Harvest-Ready.
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