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Western Growers is an agricultural trade association whose 3,000 members
grow , pack and ship 90 percent of the fresh vegetables and nearly 70 percent
of the fresh fruit and nuts grown in Arizona and California, about one-half of
the nation's fresh produce.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040116 /WYLOGO-b )
Outside auditors certified that all of Weyerhaeuser's U.

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"This is a great day for our industry," said Tom Nassif, president of
Western Growers. With more
than 150 top-tier North American forest product producers, suppliers and TIMOs
as its customers, Forestweb's product offerings include the iiSolution Suite
(iiHub, iiPublisher, iiAnalyst, iiDirect, iiFeed), and the following business
publications, NewsBeat Weekly Report, The Reel Time Report, and Pacific Rim
Wood Market Report. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in
Atlanta, Toronto and San Francisco.forestweb.S.

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The Act was signed by President Bush in December and is designed to
boost the nation's fresh produce industry through block grants to state
departments of agriculture. The Act was cosponsored by 122 members of Congress
representing farmers who grow more than 250 produce crops ranging from lettuce
in California to melons in Arizona to blueberries in Maine. We look forward to more good news for our industry in the coming
months and years.
By contrast, shutdowns removed less than 2 million tonnes of capacity in
2004.S. forests have previously been independently
certified as meeting the SFI standard.

For more information contact: Charlie Gadzik (253 ) 924-2882

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Features of the Act include
research to improve produce quality; development of new crop protection tools;
creation of pest management systems; quantification of the clean air benefits
of produce crops; research on the impact of foreign pest and disease and
effective solutions . For more information, visit http://www.
As the North American pulp and paper sector consolidates , very little new
capacity has been added., Weyerhaeuser Company
(NYSE: WY) today announced that all of its 68 paper and wood products mills in
the United States now meet independent standards for responsible wood
purchasing.
All of Weyerhaeuser's U.S.

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Today's announcement extends SFI certification to all of Weyerhaeuser's U.

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Western Growers Announces Historic Funding for Specialty Crop Competitiveness Act

, The U. It is another
symbolic victory and the latest in a series of very positive developments for
those who are responsible for producing our nation's fresh fruits, vegetables
and nuts.S.
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House Appropriations Committee Authorizes Initial $7 Million to Implement
New Law and Recognize Critical Importance of Nation's Fresh Produce Industry

IRVINE, Calif. The timing of this funding is also perfect with the
recent renewed focus on nutrition and the role of fruits, nuts and vegetables
in our diet.
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Forestweb provides innovative services that manage and deliver business
and industry-specific intelligence -- news, analysis, prices, capacity,
statistics, indicators -- for the entire forest products sector . In addition
to North American pulp and paper capacity, Forestweb maintains databases on
North American OSB capacity and timberland ownership transactions. is a provider of complete outsourced
business intelligence solutions for the forest products industry. primary mills
meet the procurement provisions of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative
(SFI(R)) Standard.
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest
products companies, was incorporated in 1900.

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"It marks not only the beginning of implementation of the
historic Specialty Crop Competitiveness Act, it also signals the continuing
recognition of the critical importance of the fresh produce industry to
agriculture and the nation's economy. mills are:

-- Lumber, oriented strand board, Parallam(R) and TimberStrand (R)
engineered lumber, and plywood for construction
-- Hardwood lumber for furniture and cabinetry
-- Cellulose fiber for paper and absorbent products
-- Printing paper for books, magazines and office uses
-- Brown paper for bags and corrugated boxes
-- Liquid packaging board for beverage cartons and food service products

The SFI standard is governed by an independent board with equal
representation from environmental organizations, the forest products industry
and the broader forestry community. In 2005, sales were
$22.

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5 million annually
for five years to enhance the competitiveness, both domestically and
internationally, of American fresh produce. Founded in 1999, Forestweb serves the following market
sectors -- pulp, paper, packaging , recycling, forestry, logs, chips, timber,
lumber and panels.newscom. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting
of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real
estate construction, development and related activities.

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Forestweb is at http://www. To earn this distinction, mills must:

-- Know where their logs and chips come from and the type of supplier,
-- Monitor suppliers' compliance with state best management practices, and
-- Promote sustainable forest practices among log and chip suppliers.S.

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S. House Appropriations
Committee today authorized seven million dollars as a first step to implement
the landmark Specialty Crop Competitiveness Act which became law late last
year. This is just the first step in the
implementation of this very positive legislation and, we believe, a harbinger
of many good things to come for our sector of agriculture.

"This is further assurance we can provide our customers with certified
products," says Cassie Phillips, Vice President of Sustainable Forests and
Products. In Canada, all of the forests managed
by Weyerhaeuser are certified under the Canadian Standards Association
(CAN/CSA Z809) Sustainable Forest Management standard or the SFI standard.

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Copies of
this report are available from Forestweb by calling 310-553-0008.com.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040116 /WYLOGO-a
http://www.

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The fresh produce industry does not receive any direct
federal farm subsidy money. The momentum of shutdowns in 2005 has also carried over into 2006, with
more than 2 million tonnes of capacity slated for shutdown or idling in just
the first six months of the year.

mills, which rely on wood from forests managed by Weyerhaeuser and other
landowners.6 billion.

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North American Pulp Paper Capacity Cut by Almost 5 Million Tonnes Forestweb Reports

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All Weyerhaeuser U.S. Mills Now Produce Certified Products

office
and printing paper converting plants have been certified to meet the SFI
label-use requirements for secondary manufacturing facilities.

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The funding will be used to enhance the industry
through technical assistance, research, promotion, education and related
initiatives.com.
The 14-page report, Forestweb 2005 Annual Capacity Review, includes a
detailed listing of mill and machine shuts and starts, grades and tonnage
affected, as well as a review of global capacity shuts and starts .
Among the certified products made by Weyerhaeuser's U.

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"It's a
signal from Washington that policy makers understand the tremendous value of
this sector of agriculture and will take the steps necessary to protect and
foster this industry. The SFI standard promotes the long-term
health of forests through responsible forest management practices and through
procurement practices by mills using logs or chips as their basic raw
material. To earn this
certification, at least two-thirds of the material used in the product must
come from independently certified forests or from suppliers who have an
independently-certified SFI procurement system. It has offices or operations in 18 countries , with customers
worldwide.

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primary mills, all of Weyerhaeuser's U.com.

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5 million tonnes of new pulp and
paper capacity started up around the world during 2005, only about 8% was in
North America .

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The appropriations money comes in the form of indirect aid
through the states.
"The implementation of the Specialty Crop Competitiveness Act is a giant
leap forward for the people who have dedicated their lives to providing the
world's best quality fruits, nuts and vegetables," said Nassif.

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The Specialty Crop Competitiveness Act authorizes $54 .8 million tonnes of pulp
and paper capacity was shut in 2005, affecting more than 40 mills or machines ,
according to an annual review published March 13 by Forestweb. Of the almost 9.

About Forestweb: Forestweb Inc. FEDERAL WAY, Wash. Additional
information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses , products and practices is
available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.