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Timber

Log production in the South West Region was valued at $70 million in 2010-11.

The harvesting of hardwood is focused primarily on value added industries like fine furniture manufacture.

Softwood plantations are becoming a significant part of timber production in the area with high volumes of bluegum woodchips exported through the Bunbury Port each year.

Delivered value of log production ($ million)

timber production

Data is based on financial years unless otherwise stated.

Log volume (m3)

  2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Hardwood 401,000 416,000 386,420 328,760 323,930
Softwood 668,000 649,000 641,400 628,100 684,650
TOTAL VOLUME 1,069,000 1,065,000 1,027,820 956,860 1,008,580

 

Delivered value ($ million)

   2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Hardwood 34.5 36.3 36.5 30.2 28.6
Softwood 38.1 37.6 32.8 38,7 41.8
TOTAL VALUE 72.7 73.9 69.3 68.9 70.0


Source
Forest Products Commission, South West FPC Log Production.

Footnotes
Delivered value ($ million) = Sum of royalty/stumpage, production & delivery, roading charge, inforeset costs, administration and other costs.
The above figures cover log production from Crown Land and some FPC produced private property.