Virginia resumes log exports to China
Risk Management

Friday, May 25, 2012
   The Virginia Port Authority said China has agreed to allow log hardwood and softwood exports from the state to resume for a six month pilot program.    The Virginia Forestry Association said in 2011 Chinese officials found nematodes in pine log shipments that they identified as coming from Virginia and South Carolina, and banned further shipments from both states. The association said inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service...
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