Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Coillte
5:00 pm
Mr. Gerry Britchfield:
To reply to Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, we debate forecast differentials on a regular basis with sawmill customers. We must ensure to compare apples with apples and ultimately gross volumes do not include elements like harvesting losses or inaccessible areas. We debate forecasts with customers on a regular basis and we have clearly explained issues they have raised with regard to gross volume versus net volume coming to the market.