China export ban forces timber industry to look to local market to save jobs
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DecDecember 2020 at 7:30pm
About 100 direct Tasmanian jobs and hundreds of indirect jobs could be impacted by the ban.
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The timber industry is hoping new opportunities in Australian manufacturing might save jobs amid ongoing trade troubles with China.
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Industry representatives are asking governments for help establishing downstream processing and manufacturing in local markets
A trade advisor is concerned "bad press" in China could degrade the reputation of Australian produce
China has blocked timber imports from Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland in recent months, citing biosecurity concerns.