Sarawak’s export of planted forest logs grows

Export logs: Plantation logs made up more than 60% of Sarawak’s total log export of 649,000 cubic metres between January and July this year.

KUCHING: Sarawak’s production and exports of logs from planted forests have surged as the cultivated fast-growing commercial timber trees attain maturity after between 10 and 14 years.

The state’s shipment of plantation logs of acacia mangium, the most common timber species to be cultivated, jumped to about 394,997 cubic metres (cbm) worth nearly RM95mil (free on board value) in the first seven months of 2020, or a monthly average of 56,428cbm. The entire export volume went to Indonesian buyers.