Over the eleven months to November 2016, Sarawak, Malaysia, produced 6.8 million cubic metres of logs. Around 2.5% came from swamp forests with the balance from hill forests. In the same period in 2015, 7.6 million cubic metres of logs were produced, ITTO produced.
Production of hill logs in between January and November last year was highest in Sibu (2.8 million cubic metres) with Bintulu producing 1.8 million cubic metres and Miri 1.8 million cubic metres.
Meranti was the predominant hill species produced (2.3 million cubic metres), Kapur was second (221,742 cubic metres) and third was Keruing (170,810 cubic metres).
