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Log supply in Peninsular Malaysia : is there a real cause for concern?

The future of the wood-based industry in Peninsular Malaysia is at stake as the industry is facing yet another general shortage of log supply. This paper analysed the log supply situation by comparing log production and domestic demand for logs in Peninsular Malaysia from 1990 to 2006. By year 1999,...

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Main Author: Mohamed, Shukri
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Language:English
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Published: Forest Research Institute Malaysia 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15483/1/Log%20supply%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.154832015-10-25T23:44:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15483/ Log supply in Peninsular Malaysia : is there a real cause for concern? Mohamed, Shukri The future of the wood-based industry in Peninsular Malaysia is at stake as the industry is facing yet another general shortage of log supply. This paper analysed the log supply situation by comparing log production and domestic demand for logs in Peninsular Malaysia from 1990 to 2006. By year 1999, local demand for logs exceeded production. The gap would probably widen in the future as log production is expected to maintain its downward trend due to reduction in total forest lands harvested, decline in yield of log production, and irregular production of logs from rubber and forest plantations. Peninsular Malaysia will have to be dependent not only on the import of logs but also other wood-based products in the future. Forest Research Institute Malaysia 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15483/1/Log%20supply%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf Mohamed, Shukri (2008) Log supply in Peninsular Malaysia : is there a real cause for concern? Malaysian Forester, 71 (2). pp. 123-130. ISSN 0302-2935 http://www.cabdirect.org English
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description The future of the wood-based industry in Peninsular Malaysia is at stake as the industry is facing yet another general shortage of log supply. This paper analysed the log supply situation by comparing log production and domestic demand for logs in Peninsular Malaysia from 1990 to 2006. By year 1999, local demand for logs exceeded production. The gap would probably widen in the future as log production is expected to maintain its downward trend due to reduction in total forest lands harvested, decline in yield of log production, and irregular production of logs from rubber and forest plantations. Peninsular Malaysia will have to be dependent not only on the import of logs but also other wood-based products in the future.
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title_sort log supply in peninsular malaysia : is there a real cause for concern?
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15483/1/Log%20supply%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf
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