Report on Primary Forest Products Acquired, Secondary Forest Products Produced and Wood Acquisition Plan Program

Report For 2011-6

This summary is published annually to report the statistical information related to the purchase of primary forest products, forest harvesting, the production of secondary forest products in Nova Scotia and the silviculture conducted under Wood Acquisition Plans. This information is collected from companies and individuals involved in the forest sector who acquire primary forest products

Summary

The total provincial harvest for 2010 reported was 4,481,540  cubic meters of solid wood. Of this  amount,  86% or 3,854,339  cubic  meters were softwood species.  The total volume of wood acquired for export reported was 205,747 cubic meters, or 5% of the total harvest. The total volume of wood imported for use in Nova Scotia reported was 340,897 cubic meters, or 7% of the total wood consumed in Nova Scotia.

The provincial harvest for 2010 shows a increase of 9% compared to the 2009 harvest of  4,127,091 cubic meters.

Statistical returns were received from 216 Registered Buyers. Data was estimated for 3 non-compliant buyers, for a total of 219 Registered Buyers. Of the 219 buyers, 148 were reported to be active in the 2010 calendar year.

If you have any questions, comments or to obtain a hardcopy of this report, please contact the Registry of Buyers at (902) 893-6270 or regbuyer@gov.ns.ca

Registry of Wood Buyers
P.O. Box 68
Truro, N.S.
B2N 5G8

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2011 Annual Report
(For Calender Year 2010 Report FOR 2011-6)

Previous Annual Reports

• 2010 Annual Report (For calendar year 2009 Report FOR 2010-4)
• 2009 Annual Report (For calendar year 2008 Report FOR 2009-2)
• 2008 Annual Report (For Calendar Year 2007 Report for 2008-8)
• 2007 Annual Report (For Calendar Year 2006 Report for 2007-1)
• 2006 Annual Report (For Calendar Year 2005 Report for 2006-1)
• 2005 Annual Report (For Calendar Year 2004 Report FOR 2005-2)
• 2004 Wood Acquisition Plan Program Summary
• 2004 Annual Report (For Calendar Year 2003 Report FOR 2004-5)
• 2003 Annual Report (For Calendar Year 2002 Report FOR 2003-1)
• 2002 Wood Acquistion Plan Program Summary
• 2002 Annual Report (For Calendar Year 2001 Report FOR 2002-4)
• 2001 Wood Acquistion Plan Program Summary
• 2001 Annual Report (For Calendar Year 2000 Report FOR 2001-1)
• 2000 Annual Report(For Calendar Year 1999 Report FOR 2000-4)