Dispatch of about 6.2 million pine seedlings is under way at the Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Tumut Nursery near Blowering Dam. Source: Timberbiz

The Timber Merchants Association is turning 130 years old this year.

The Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) will launch a design roadmap for the furniture industry as it looks to promote exports of higher value added products as opposed to mainly primary timber products. Source: Sun2Surf

A resurgence in US housing construction is still expected to boost lumber prices, but perhaps not as high as had been expected this year. Source: CTV News (Canada)

A report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has found the total size of WA's timber plantations in WA diminished by nearly 2% in one year. Source: ABC News

Work has been suspended at a sawmill on South Australia's Kangaroo Island indefinitely. Source: ABC News

Registration of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation Amendment 2013 is complete however, there is a long lead time before their commencement in November 2014. Source: Timberbiz

Australia's forestry industry is looking a little greener. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has forecast that by 2050, Australia's consumption of wood products will increase by 50%. Source: ABC Rural