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The article examines the market restriction solution for the forest products industry in the U.S. as of July 15, 1974. Topics discussed include the proposed export ban on timber, a deficit in balance of payments as export is higher than import, pessimism on getting fiber supply from public lands, and the ability of the country to produce more trees. Also mentioned are the factors that push export to overtake import including the growing paper consumption and increasing demand in Japan.