A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed data on the export of sawn and whole native forest timbers (Jarrah, Karri, Marri) from WA over six years, including quantities, ports, and ownership. The response provides some data on quantities but states that other requested data is not collected.

AnsweredQoN 4903Legislative Council
Asked
1 November 2011
Portfolio
Forestry

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(1) In relation to the export of sawn native forest timbers from Western Australia -
(a) what quantity of sawn jarrah, karri and marri (please provide figures on a per species basis) was exported from Western Australia in -
(i) 2010-2011;
(ii) 2009-2010;
(iii) 2008-2009;
(iv) 2007-2008;
(v) 2006-2007; and
(vi) 2005-2006?
(b) for each of those years -
(i) from which port(s) was the timber exported;
(ii) who was the owner of the timber at the point of departure from Western Australia;
(iii) which ports received the timber (for each port, please provide details of the quantity of each species received, for each year specified); and
(iv) who was the owner of the timber at the point of arrival overseas (for each owner, please provide details of the quantity of each species received, for each year specified)?
(2) In relation to the export of whole native forest logs from Western Australia -
(a) what quantity of whole native forest logs (please provide figures on a per species basis) was exported from Western Australia in -
(i) 2010-2011;
(ii) 2009-2010;
(iii) 2008-2009;
(iv) 2007-2008;
(v) 2006-2007; and
(vi) 2005-2006?
(b) for each of those years -
(i) what was the financial value of the logs exported (please provide figures on a per species basis);
(ii) from which port(s) were the logs exported (for each port, please provide details of the quantity of each species exported, for each year specified); and
(iii) which ports received the timber (for each port, please provide details of the quantity of each species received, for each year specified)?

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Answered
29 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Forestry
Response time
28 days
(1) The figures are compiled from sawmill returns provided to the FPC by sawmillers. Both eastern states and overseas sales are recorded together in their reporting information as they are sales outside of Western Australia.
(i)  2010-2011: 6062m
3
(jarrah), 4325m
3
(karri), 178m
3
(marri).
(ii) 2009-2010: 9575m
3
,
11062m
3
,  394m
3
.
(iii)  2008-2009: 12 188m
3
, 11 544m
3
,  156m
3
.
(iv)  2007-2008: 19 482m
3
,
12,289m
3
,  291m
3
.
(v) 2006-2007: 18 417m
3
,
12 284m
3
,  149m
3
.
(vi)  2005-2006: 20 038m
3
, 10 125m
3
,  16m
3
.
(b)(i)-(iv)  The FPC does not collect this data.
(2)(a) The FPC has only data for log exports it has been expressly involved in for research, product, processing and investment attraction trials and does not collect this data from sawmills.
(i)  2010-2011: 86.1 tonnes (jarrah), 21.6 tonnes (karri), 21.4 tonnes (marri).
(ii) 2009-2010: 38.45 tonnes, nil, 36.98 tonnes.
(iii)  2008-2009: nil, nil, nil.
(iv)  2007-2008: nil, nil, nil.
(v) 2006-2007: nil, nil, nil.
(vi)  2005-2006: nil, nil, nil.
(b)(i)  2010 - 2011: $28 281 (jarrah), $7171 (karri),  $7105 (marri).
2009 - 2010: $2942, nil, $2504.
(ii) Port of Fremantle - please refer to (2)(a).
(iii)  2010 - 2011: Chennai Port, India: 43.8 tonne (jarrah), 21.6 tonne (karri), 21.4 tonne (marri).
Kolkatta Port, India: 42.3 tonne (jarrah), nil (karri), nil (marri).
2009 - 2010: Changshu Port, China: 19.33 tonne (jarrah), 18.48 tonne (marri).
Leliu Port, China: 19.12 tonne (jarrah), 18.51 tonne (marri).
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