In 2003-04, logs delivered to sawmills and plywood mills totalled 1,121,900 cubic metres, an increase of 5.5% from 2002-03. In 2003-04, sawn, peeled and sliced timber production was 436,900 cubic metres, an increase of 9.6% from 2002-03.
LOGS MILLED AND CHIPPED, Tasmania |
|
 | Tas. logs
delivered for
milling | Sawn, peeled and
sliced timber
produced(a) | Tas. logs delivered
for chipping
and grinding(b)(c) | Chipped and
ground wood
produced |
Year |
'000 m3
|
'000 m3
|
'000 m3
|
'000 tonnes
|
|
| 1998-99 | 875.4 | 334.8 | 3,459.6 | 3,929.9 |
| 1999-2000 | 936.9 | 366.0 | 4,526.8 | 5,145.3 |
| 2000-01 | 865.8 | 338.6 | np | np |
| 2001-02 | 993.8 | 387.4 | np | np |
| 2002-03 | 1,063.2 | 398.5 | np | np |
| 2003-04 | 1,121.9 | 436.9 | np | np |
|
(a) Includes Blackwood, Myrtle, Sassafras etc.
(b) Includes log equivalent of limbwood and billets.
(c) With recent acquisitions, resulting in increased concentration of ownership in the woodchip industry in 2000-01, production data collected by the ABS are no longer released.
Source: Forest Products Survey. |
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