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8.2 Production and Markets
Authors: J Dennis, I Kaplan, A ChuPublication: NZIF Forestry Handbook, Volume Section 8 – Forest products markets, pp 2, Dec 2023
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry
Abstract: All information in this section is sourced from the Forestry Statistics Section, Policy Information Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), which can be contacted in Wellington for further details. The latest forestry statistics are available on MAF’s website: http://www.maf.govt.nz/statistics/primaryindustries/forestry PRODUCTION AND MARKETS The majority of logs produced in New Zealand is from planted forests, with only a small volume (0.2%) being produced from natural forests. In the year to March 2003, a total of 22.5 million cubic metres of roundwood was produced from all forests. Figure 1 details estimated roundwood removals by product type from 1999 to 2003.