North Canterbury News: August 06, 2020
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FORESTRY &TREES<br />
24 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>August</strong> 6, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Pandemic effects ... Logging operations have had avolatile year.<br />
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Effects of Covid-19 felt<br />
The New Zealand forestry sector has<br />
experienced avolatile run this year after<br />
several yearsofrelative stability, says<br />
ForestryManagementGroup director<br />
CraigMcMiken.<br />
He says the forestry industry was<br />
affected by Covid19 earlier thanother<br />
industries. It began with China’s decision<br />
to extend its annualNew Year holiday by<br />
aweek in January, significantly reducing<br />
demand and price for logs andlumber<br />
destined for the country,MrMcMiken says.<br />
When New Zealand moved to Covid19<br />
alertlevel3,harvesting and silviculture<br />
operations stopped for five weeks.<br />
‘‘Duringthis lockdown, Chinese<br />
customersbecame concerned about<br />
having enoughsupply,which resulted in<br />
the largestincrease in price we have seen<br />
sincethe 1993 price spike.’’<br />
Whilethe lift was nicetohave, in<br />
hindsight it was an overreaction, Mr<br />
McMiken says. ‘‘Supply from New Zealand<br />
and Europehas come back strong, and the<br />
pricelift was shortlived. Generally<br />
domesticprocessors currentlyhave strong<br />
orders but thereisuncertainty looking<br />
aheadatwhetherreduced demand will<br />
eventuate later in the year.’’<br />
His company is busy planting,and hopes<br />
to plant 4000 hectares thisyear.<br />
‘‘This is acombination of replanting<br />
cutover and also new planting.’’<br />
The EmissionsTrading SchemeReform<br />
Bill passedinJune. The fixed priceoption<br />
will be increased from $25 to $35 per New<br />
Zealand unit (NZU).<br />
Auctioning is scheduled to begin in<br />
March2021,with a$20 floor price.<br />
Mr McMikensays theserevisions<br />
provide more longtermconfidenceinthe<br />
priceofNZUs,whichislikelytosee<br />
continued stronginterest in new planting<br />
for sometime.<br />
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