Hon Lynn MacLaren asked about the volume of jarrah and karri logs extracted in WA in 2015, broken down by grade and end-use. The response provides specific cubic metre figures for various log types.

AnsweredQoN 4465Legislative Council
Asked
11 October 2016
Portfolio
Forestry

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(1) Regarding the logging of jarrah, for the year 2015, how many cubic metres of extracted logs were: (a) high quality sawlogs; (b) 1st and 2nd grade sawlogs; (c) bole sawlogs; (d) other sawlogs; (e) chip logs; and (f) total logs? (2) Regarding the logging of karri, for the year 2015, how many cubic metres of extracted logs were: (a) high quality sawlogs; (b) 1st and 2nd grade sawlogs; (c) bole sawlogs; (d) other sawlogs; (e) chip logs; and (f) total logs?

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Answered
15 November 2016
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Forestry
Response time
35 days
(1)(a) Nil (b) Currently, the Forest Products Commission only sells jarrah sawlogs in grades other than ‘first and second grade sawlogs’. (c) 105 998 cubic metres (d) 5607 cubic metres (e) Nil (f) 247 114 cubic metres (2)(a)  Nil (b)  43 277 cubic metres (c) Nil (d) 8941 cubic metres (e) 113 300 cubic metres (f) 165 518 cubic metres

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