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Fact File - Marlborough Forest
Industry
Net stocked planted production forest area (1 April 2007) |
71,800 hectares |
Average age of forests (1 April 2007) |
14.4 years |
Estimated Harvest Range(Year ending December 2006)** |
750-850 000 m3 |
Export logs - Port Picton (Dec 2006) |
374 400m3 |
Sawn Timber Output Production (2006) |
83 800 m3 |
Approximate log input* into sawmills |
153 500 m3 |
Direct Employment - Full Time Equivalents (February 2006) |
331 |
*Note: Input of logs is from Nelson and Marlborough
**Estimated harvest range based on industry data
(Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Statistics)
Export logs - Port Picton by country of destination
(Dec 2006) |
Volume m3 |
Value (NZ$000) |
India |
102,310 |
11,653 |
Korea |
272,073 |
25,331 |
Total |
373,383 |
36,983 |
(Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Statistics)
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