Timber Bamboo Trade Bulletin, Vol.63, ICFRE, Dehra

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Each institute deputes an expert to collect the market information. Survey parties of the
institutes under the guidance of the deputed expert, visit identified markets and collect
information in the prescribed formats from the timber merchants and Government depots.
ARIOUS SIZES OF TIMBER AND BAMBOOS
Timber is sold in various markets in the form of round logs, sawn wood
etc. Various sizes of round/sawn timber or bamboos sold in a particular market,
depends entirely on the requirement in that area; e.g. in northern states of U.P.,
Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Bamboo of 6 ft. and 3 ft. length known as “Bahi” and
“Sarava” respectively, are sold; whereas in other states longer bamboos with
length varying from 3 mt. to 9 mt. find greater use in construction of houses.
Similarly, in coastal areas, there is more demand for timber suiting the
requirement of boat making and ship building.
Sizes of round/sawn timber and bamboos sold in different markets are given in
respective tables which are self explanatory.
Industrial bamboos are sold by the State Forest Departments and Forest Corporations
directly to the paper mills. Thinner ends of the bamboo are converted into pieces of 1 mt. and 2
mt. lengths and supplied to the paper mills.
OMPILATION OF DATA
The data collected by various institutes for all the identified markets has been compiled
in the Division of Statistics, Directorate of Extension, I.C.F.R.E., and published in the present form.
Data for each market has been given separately.