KUCHING: Tight supply due to declining production has driven Sarawak’s tropical log prices sharply higher this year.
The export price of meranti logs has soared to US$280 per cu m from US$180 per cu m a year ago or up by nearly 60%, according to Jaya Tiasa Holdings Bhd senior manager (sales and marketing) Woung Lik Chiong.
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