Imported firewood?

[face cord]

Imports accounted for 81% of all wood (production + imports) in the UK in 2010.

 

So is alot of firewood actually imported stuff or is most homegrown?

 

With the big increase in the people fitting stoves & biomass boliers I dunno how the UK can supply enough without resorting to more imports...

[bobh]

Where did you get the quote from?

Seems high to me, would be interesting to get a bit more info on that statistic.

[face cord]

Its from the FC website.

 

Forestry Statistics 2011 - Forestry Statistics 2011 - Trade

[Graham]

Isn't that just milled timber for construction/industry etc? Our timber needs have always been far greater than our production.

[openspaceman]

Isn't that just milled timber for construction/industry etc? Our timber needs have always been far greater than our production.

 

Yes and it probably also includes wood based materials like pulp for cardboard and paper.

 

This is why recycling had such a big impact on the lower grades harevsted, if you recycle 15% of imported timber products you wipe out homegrown pulp demand. This and having the import tariff removed with GATT was the deathknell of homegrown virgin pulp use in UK, Exports and firewood may have taken up the slack but at much lower prices in real terms.

[firewood]

I dont think it can include much if any firewood. Just look at the import prices quoted on this forum.

Even if if the wood in the baltic states is free when standing the cost of harvesting, processing and shipping push the price too high to sell it on at a profit here.

 

http://www.kinnoirwoodfuel.co.uk