Export 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.
READ MOREOver the past three months PF Olsen has hosted three carbon forestry seminars, in Gore, Dunedin and Blenheim. The seminars were very well supported with 247 people attending in total.
READ MOREIn a down market, it's always welcome to find new opportunities to improve log returns for the forest owner. PF Olsen has been working with log exporting companies to ship logs to Asian ports in containers.
READ MOREAfter hitting a low in November 2007 last year and drifting sideways for several months, export log returns slowly increased to a "peak" in February 2008 and then drifted downwards.
READ MOREThe Kaharoa Kokako Trust is a community-based initiative aimed at restoring populations of this iconic native New Zealand bird. Based in Kaharoa, just north of Rotorua, the Trust has facilitated a concerted possum and rat control programme throughout the Kaharoa Conservation Area.
READ MOREAfter 15 years each in forestry, Brett Jobe and Logan Negus have found the forest industry offers them a diverse and satisfying career.
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