- 594,354 bdmt – Australia’s woodchip exports were just 2,173 bone dried metric tonnes less than the prior month in April 2018
- 4.467 million m3 – Australia’s softwood log exports for the year-ended April 2018
- 6.7% – the Producer Price Index (Output) for Log Sawmilling & Timber Dressing was up 6.7% in the March quarter according to the ABS, reflecting rising prices for logs and sawn timber
- USD820/t – average price of bleached eucalypt kraft pulp in China in May 2018 was unchanged, and appears to have set a new benchmark – hardwood chip prices will not come down soon
- 71% – Australia’s share of the market for softwood chips delivered to China in April 2018. Shipments may be small, but Australia dominates
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