IndustryEdge can report that analysis conducted recently demonstrates Australia exported 5,823,147 bone dry metric tonnes (bdmt) of woodchips in 2015, delivering a rise of 11.1% on the prior year’s strong exports. Source: Timberbiz
The data released by the ABS shows that hardwood chip exports totalled more than 5.0 million bdmt, reaching 5,169,673 bdmt or 12.9% higher than in calendar 2014.
Softwood chip exports remained stable in 2015, totalling 653,474 bdmt, just 1.3% less than the prior year.
Based on the data for the first half of fiscal 2016, IndustryEdge remains optimistic that total exports will exceed 6.0 million bdmt in 2015-16.
Further details will be supplied in the next monthly edition of Wood Market Edge to be released in late February and will be available within days to subscribers to IndustryEdge’s monthly trade data series.
