Impacts Of The Jones Act On The Alaska Forest Products Trade Classic Reprint

Author : Joseph A. Roos
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267993512
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (935 download)

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Download or read book Recent Trends in the Asian Forest Products Trade and Their Impact on Alaska (Classic Reprint) written by Joseph A. Roos and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recent Trends in the Asian Forest Products Trade and Their Impact on Alaska The three largest forest products import countries in the world are the United States, Japan, and China. In 2008, the value of forest products imported by these countries was us$7.s billion for the United States, usss.3 billion for Japan, and uss4.2 billion for China (gti Another key forest products market is Europe. In 2008, Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Italy imported a combined total value of us$14.2 billion of forest products (harmonized code 4400) (gti A general trade pattern has developed where logs are exported to China from North America, Europe, and Asia, and finished forest products are exported from China to the United States, Japan, and Europe. Alaska forest products are an important part of this trade pattern, and it is important that Alaska manufacturers understand where their competitive advantages lie within this trade pattern. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Alaska, China, Japan trade pattern and the opportunities for Alaska forest products. In the United States, forest products producers are currently experiencing one of the worst economic downturns since World War II. In 2008, there were us. Housing starts, which was a 56 percent decline from million in 2005. As a result of the depressed housing market, lumber prices have also fallen to a historic low. According to the Random Lengths Lumber Composite Price Index (random Lengths lumber prices in 2008 were approximately 50 percent below 2004 levels (fig. One strategy for us. Suppliers to offset losses as a result of the economic downturn is to export. A well-planned export strategy can provide market diversification, which can help companies lessen the losses associated with economic downturns. However, embarking on an export venture is not a simple endeavor. Cunningham and Eastin's (2002) survey of North American exporters found that a successful export strategy requires a strong marketing commitment including translating product literature and providing strong customer support, after-sale service, and market maintenance. Individual foreign markets also have their own unique challenges. In China, for example, many construction projects are controlled by government agencies. Therefore, understanding government policy and establishing relationships with government officials is often critical to success (cao et al. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.