Log Procurement Structure and Changes to Sawmills in a Regular-grade Lumber Production Area

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  • TOYAMA Shojiro
    Former: Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
  • KAWASAKI Akie
    Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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  • スギ並材産地における製材工場の原木集荷構造と経営展開
  • スギ並材産地における製材工場の原木集荷構造と経営展開 : 宮崎県都城地域を事例に
  • スギ ヘイザイ サンチ ニ オケル セイザイ コウジョウ ノ ゲンボク シュウカ コウゾウ ト ケイエイ テンカイ : ミヤザキケン トジョウ チイキ オ ジレイ ニ
  • 宮崎県都城地域を事例に
  • A Case Study of Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture

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Abstract

Sawmills that specialize in domestic timber have invested in their facilities to meet the requirements of the housing-industry since the 1990s, and some of them have grown rapidly in the 2000s. This study is based on data collected from seven middle and largescale sawmills in Miyakonojo area, Miyazaki Prefecture, where some of the largest sawmill factories that specialize in domestic timber use in Japan are located. The data were collected using interviews and include information about log procurement area, procurement structure, and product shipping. The findings of the study are as follows: （1）log procurement area has not expanded since the 1980s, in spite of increased log consumption, （2）log direct shipment ratio has increased among sawmills that consume more than 30 to 40 thousand m3 logs yearly, （3）log procurement pattern has been diversified; log auction market is no longer the core of log distribution among large-scale sawmills, and a new pattern of log direct shipment, namely, settlement interventional direct shipment through small and middle-scale logging contractors is revealed, and （4）trading firms have registered their presence in lumber distribution and have replaced lumber wholesalers.

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