Japan group launches online timber market

🇯🇵 The Japan Times (JP) —

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A new online timber market has been launched in Japan, aiming to provide a platform for timber trade that could potentially help forest owners and cooperatives avoid selling at depressed prices set by lumber firms.

Timber is typically traded through negotiations. In such deals, individuals who own forests and cooperatives often have to sell at depressed prices dictated by lumber firms.

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