Sources: ABS, AIP, Margules Groome Margules Groome’s Australian Softwood Residual Log Price Index measures domestic softwood plantation residual log prices (excluding exports). The index measures the residual log value to the forest owner once harvest and haulage costs are subtracted from mill door log prices. It measures the forest owner’s log margins, or the spread […]
Figure 1: Australian Harvest & Haulage Cost Index June 2024, Nominal Sources: ABS, AIP, Margules Groome Margules Groome’s quarterly harvest and haulage cost index for Australian plantation operations is based on price indexation mechanisms used by the industry, weighted by volume harvested (Figure 1). The index continued its flat trajectory from the March quarter into […]
This is the second release of Margules Groome’s biannual harvest and haulage cost index for New Zealand plantation operations (Figure 1). The methodology used is similar to Margules Groome’s approach in Australia where we have published harvest and haulage cost indices for almost a decade. The indices are the sum of different weighted economic indicators. […]
The European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)[1] has been introduced by the European Union (EU) to combat global deforestation and forest degradation. The regulation is scheduled to come into force on 30 December 2024 for large companies and on 30 June 2025 for small and medium enterprises. Under this regulation, companies need to verify that certain products […]
In the United States lumber market, a ratio of lumber futures prices to gold futures prices is often used to gain insights into broader economic trends, investment strategies, and market behaviours. Gold is widely regarded as a reliable store of value over the long term and serves as a hedge against inflation driven by depreciating […]