Woodchip revenue: 60% of Departmental revenue from Otways

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Woodchip Driven Logging in the Otways: An Economic Analysis

Woodchip revenue: 60% of Departmental revenue from Otways

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Residual logs purchased by the woodchip industry provide about 60% of all Departmental logging revenue from the Otways.

A recent Freedom of Information(FOI) request has confirmed logging in the Otways is woodchip driven. The FOI data shows that during the 1999/2000 logging season, total revenue for logs from the Otways was $7,090,652. This was made up of sawlog revenue ($2,686,186 or 38%) and woodchip revenue ($4,403,466 62%).

Note: This does not include the licence fee which is estimated to add about $200,000 to the total and reduce the woodchip contribution by 1% to 61% overall.

Source: FOI request (FI/03/0767)




Woodchip Driven Logging in the Otways: An Economic Analysis
	Woodchip revenue: 60% of Departmental revenue from Otways

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