Assessing drivers of plantation forest productivity on eroded and non-eroded soils in hilly land, eastern North Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Table 3 Log grades and prices measured in Japanese Agricultural Standard cubic metres, free on board (loaded onto a ship at export port) as at Dec 2012 (MAF[2011b])

Generic log type & pricing point	Dec-12 quarter($)	12-quarter average($)^a
EXPORT (NZ$ per Japanese Agricultural Standards m³free on board)^b
Pruned	144-190	168
Unpruned A grade	103-125	126
Unpruned K grade	90-121	116
Pulp	79-102	109
DOMESTIC (NZ$ per tonne delivered at mill)
P1	122-149	138
P2	111-123	118
S1	95-104	99
S2	90-97	95
L1 and L2	77-96	88
S3 and L3	77-86	81
Pulp	48-53	51

^aAverage log prices over preceding three years.
^bLog prices can be quoted at a number of different pricing points, such as "cost insurance freight" (or c.i.f., i.e., landed at an importing port), "free on board" (or f.o.b., i.e., loaded onto a ship at an export port), wharf gate, on truck, and at stump. Source: http://www.mpi.govt.nz/news-resources/statistics-forecasting/forestry/indicative-new-zealand-radiata-pine-log-prices.aspx