Demand for housing is on the rise, and there's concern the construction sector could face a serious timber supply gap without new plantings.

A report has found and average of 259-thousand new homes will be needed annually by 20-50, up from 183-thousand.

Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Australian Forest Products Association Chief Executive Ross Hampton to hear just how many trees need planting to keep up. 

Demand for housing is on the rise, and there's concern the construction sector could face a serious timber supply gap without new plantings.
A report has found and average of 259-thousand new homes will be needed annually by 20-50, up from 183-thousand.
Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Australian Forest Products Association Chief Executive Ross Hampton to hear just how many trees need planting to keep up.

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