Log exports; was field skills lacking?
redoak at forestmeister.com
Thu Dec 11 19:35:43 EST 1997
Ron Wenrich wrote:
> Don Staples wrote:
> > I for one am ready to stop all imports of any forest products, less see,
> > if I was God.....................
> > --
> > Don Staples
> > UIN 4653335
> > My Ego Stroke: http://www.livingston.net/dstaples/
> I, for one, would like to see free trade. I think we can compete on a level
> playing field. The problem is that the field ain't level. Canadians are
> also huge importers of NE hardwoods. I have a standing order for 10/4
> poplar with a Canadian firm. I know of companies who sell the bulk of their
> production to Canadians. So, if you stop all imports, do you stop all
If our government really had any balls, they'd insist that Japan and
China started balancing the trade- that's where the real problem is- or
else. Then perhaps those countries would buy more of our logs and
processed wood; which would be great for the forestry business.
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