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Douglas Fir Approved as Local Wood in Japan

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The Market for Softwood Lumber in Japan : Opportunities for Douglas-fir Structural Lumber for Hirakaku

Authors: ​Ivan Eastin and Craig Larsen Executive SummaryFor fifteen years between 1989 and 2004, US exports of softwood lumber were mired in decline. During this period, the volume of US softwood lumber exports plunged from approximately 8 million m 3 to less than 2 million m 3 . This trend was a reflection of the relatively […]

The Future of the Douglas-fir Region Forest Economy:  Potential Development Under Changing Public Policies and Private Resources

Authors: ​Darius M. Adams and Richard W. Haynes Abstract​Over the next two decades, the Douglas4ir region faces an array of changes in timber supply structure that will markedly effect the future development potential of its forest products economy.  In. the private sector, supplies from industrial and non-industrial lands will follow divergent paths. Industrial timber inventory, which […]