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Portable Sawmilling Costs for Landholders in Western Queensland

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  • Tyron Venn

    (Risk and Sustainable Management Group, University of Queensland)

  • Robbie McGavin
  • William W. Leggate

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Portable sawmilling trials with Acacia aneura (mulga) and A. cambagei (gidgee) have been undertaken to estimate the private landholder costs associated with small-scale timber production from woodlands in western Queensland, Australia. A time study of harvesting and milling operations facilitated estimation of landholder labour input requirements. The scarcity and small size of millable logs, coupled with the prevalence of timber defects, make harvesting and portable sawmilling of western Queensland acacias an expensive undertaking for landholders. The cost of producing sawn timber that meets the High Feature (HF) grade of Australian Standard AS2796 is estimated at between A$3,000-m3 and A$3,400/m3 of HF timber.

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  • Tyron Venn & Robbie McGavin & William W. Leggate, 2004. "Portable Sawmilling Costs for Landholders in Western Queensland," Murray-Darling Program Working Papers WPM04_5, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, University of Queensland.
  • Handle: RePEc:rsm:murray:m04_5
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    • L73 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Forest Products

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