"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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"Edgar" wrote in message
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Even if they were because it would seem a bit pointless anyway since
Burma teak has been very hard to find for some time.
.Most of the teak now comes from elsewhere-mostly Thailand


Also South America, where it is farmed.
I did not know that.
It makes a good quid pro quo for the transport of S.American rubber plants
now grown in Malaysia