Functional Changes in the Log Auction Market Caused by the Large-Scale Demand for Logs : A Comparative Study of the Hita Area in Oita Prefecture and the Miyakonojo Area in Miyazaki Prefecture

• MAEDA Daiki

  Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Scienses, Kyushu University:(Present office)ICHIJO Co., Ltd.

• KOHROKI Katsuhisa

  Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

• SATO Noriko

  Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 原木需要の大規模化に伴う原木市売市場の機能変化 : 大分県日田地域と宮崎県都城地域を事例に
• ゲンボク ジュヨウ ノ ダイキボカ ニ トモナウ ゲンボク シバイ シジョウ ノ キノウ ヘンカ オオイタケン ヒタ チイキ ト ミヤザキケン ミヤコノジョウ チイキ オ ジレイ ニ

Abstract

In Kyushu, in recent years, there has been a large-scale demand for domestic logs by large sawmills, laminated log manufacturers and plywood factories. Accordingly, we expect that the existing system of distribution of logs will change drastically. Moreover, the log auction market in Kyushu has been growing significantly. We discuss the functional changes in the log auction market that resulted from the large-scale demand. 1) In Hita, some market keepers themselves began to buy stumpages in order to become supplier of logs. It seems that logs could be distributed through various markets due to the high specialization of the intraregional sawmills. Therefore, the buyers placed considerable importance on the market functions of collection and sortation of logs even after the large-scale demand occurred. 2) In Miyakonojo, market keepers have ensure logs volume by aiding local log production dealers to expand through advances payment. The degree of dependence on the market by the large intraregional sawmills has declined, and the auction market has become a complementary procurement means for sawmills. 3) In Hita, since the number of buyers has decreased, the market's function of log price formation has become weaker, while it is suggested that laminated log manufacturers and plywood factories have been growing pricing power.

Journal

• Journal of Forest Economics

  Journal of Forest Economics 54 (3), 29-36, 2008

  The Japanese Forest Economic Society

Keywords

• log auction market
• market function
• forest land trade
• direct transaction in yards
• log price

Details

• CRID: 1390282680293711360
• NII Article ID: 110007008706
• NII Book ID: AN00330523
• DOI: 10.20818/jfe.54.3_29
• ISSN: 24242454
• ISSN: 02851598
• NDL BIB ID: 9709725
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/9709725
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I9709725
• Text Lang: ja
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