The United States attaches importance to timber pr

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A lengthy study published in October 2006 by the American Forest Products Journal says news of the rapid growth of demand for forest products in China and Southeast Asia is flooding the world media. Against this background, there has been fierce competition between the major countries and regions that make up the world's timber production supply chain.

Report of the world's major producing countries and regions are divided into 5 opponents: the southern United States, Australia, Brazil, western Canada and Sweden, and in 2005 and the coniferous pulpwood coniferous lumber logs to plant the average cost is compared, showing a competitive advantage.

The southern United States remains the world's most important industrial supply area. There are 203 million acres of forest (about 82 million 150 thousand Hm2), cutting 310 million T of timber, equivalent to 18% of the world's industrial timber output; wood pulp production accounts for 25% of the world. No region or country in the world has more timber than the southern United states. The southern United States to the local ponderosa nearly 38 million acres (about 15 million 380 thousand Hm2) of the artificial forest plays a very important role in the supply of wood. The intensively operated Huang Songlin grows 7 T per acre (approximately 17.58 t per hectare). Forest 88% belongs to private ownership. Timber market opening prices suixingjiushi. The pulp production capacity in the south in 2003 was around 40 million T, a lot lower than the 48 million T in 1998.

Brazil's natural forest area is second only to Russia, while her pulp and paper industry is based entirely on privately owned 12 million acres (4 million 856 thousand Hm2) plantations. More than 60% of plantations are eucalyptus, with an annual growth rate of nearly 20 t per acre (equivalent to 50.2 t per hectare). Eucalyptus plantations provide 7 years of paper supply, 14 years of supply of wood logs. Southern Yellow Pine Plantation Meiying Mu annual growth of 16 t (equivalent to 40.2 t per hectare). Brazil's pulp and paper production has increased rapidly, and now the annual output is close to 10 million T.

Canada's forest growth rate is low, with an annual output of 2~5 t per acre (approximately equivalent to an annual output of 5~12.5 t per hectare) and rotation for up to 70~150 years. Western Canada has forests of 248 million acres (about 100 million Hm2), 93% of which is owned by the government, with an annual output of nearly 80 million T of timber.

Australia has a vast land, nearly 400 million acres (162 million Hm2), but the high yield forest are few; about 3 million acres (about 1 million 210 thousand Hm2) plantation, plantation Meiying Mu annual growth of 7 T 10 t growth of Eucalyptus, radiation matsutoshi.

The cost of softwood lumber to the factory is about $25 in the southern United States, $33 in Australia, $22.5 in Brazil, $32 in western Canada and $39.5 in sweden. Coniferous wood logs to the factory cost $55 for the southern United States, $52 for Australia, $65 for Brazil, $45 for western Canada and $61.5 for sweden.

The United States Forestry timber production in the world to maintain its competitive advantage, not only attach importance to forest land productivity, also pay attention to production cost comparison harvesting, loading and transportation of wood.

Table 12005 annual timber production cost per ton (US dollar)

Classifications of southern United States, Australia, Brazil, western Canada, Sweden

Harvesting, loading 11~13 6~18 5~7 9~12 10~17 fee

The 4~11 4~9 2~4 9~13 4~8 fee

Mining, collection and transportation, total 15~24, 10~27, 7~11, 18~25, 14~25

As a sector of the economy, American forestry is concerned that the cost of wood production may affect the competitive position of the forest products industry in the United states.