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Kokopelli wrote:
Some guy is making loads of money from trees and the rest of us can pay for the roading he has ruined.
With the current high NZ dollar, and the low commodity prices, I doubt anyone is making loads of money from trees. Exporters are really hurting at the moment, while importers are making 'loads of money' by not reducing prices in line with exchange rates. Except for a few like Honda, who have reduced the prices of some of their bikes.
Trees take a minimum of about 25 years to mature. During that time the landowner is paying rates to the local council. Including roading charges for roads that are unused for all except a few weeks or months at harvesting time. Compare this to a dairy farm, paying perhaps the same rates, but being visited by a huge milk tanker almost every day of the year, for the same 25 years.
With the current high NZ dollar, and the low commodity prices, I doubt anyone is making loads of money from trees. Exporters are really hurting at the moment, while importers are making 'loads of money' by not reducing prices in line with exchange rates. Except for a few like Honda, who have reduced the prices of some of their bikes.
Trees take a minimum of about 25 years to mature. During that time the landowner is paying rates to the local council. Including roading charges for roads that are unused for all except a few weeks or months at harvesting time. Compare this to a dairy farm, paying perhaps the same rates, but being visited by a huge milk tanker almost every day of the year, for the same 25 years.