Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 15, 2023 4:44:42 GMT 12
FORESTRY PRESSURES LEAD TO DOWNTURN FOR TE TAITOKERAU FORESTS
Tai Tokerau Māori Forests is considering the cost of falling prices for export logs, potential changes to the emissions trading scheme, and a labour shortage.
There are around 4,400 hectares of Māori pine in Northland, with the price of logs having dropped by 21% over the last year because of the economic downturn in China.
The price of an unprocessed log went from $130 to $113, and that drop has caused some in the industry to lose their jobs....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/08/14/forestry-pressures-lead-to-downturn-for-te-taitokerau-forests/
Tai Tokerau Māori Forests is considering the cost of falling prices for export logs, potential changes to the emissions trading scheme, and a labour shortage.
There are around 4,400 hectares of Māori pine in Northland, with the price of logs having dropped by 21% over the last year because of the economic downturn in China.
The price of an unprocessed log went from $130 to $113, and that drop has caused some in the industry to lose their jobs....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/08/14/forestry-pressures-lead-to-downturn-for-te-taitokerau-forests/