Trees for example take decades to be usable for lumber but it only takes a few minutes to saw one down.

How does the industry maintain a balance when daily demand is constant?

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There's a whole futures market for this and many other prime matter. Companies, including retailers, buy stocks ahead of time. That's the original meaning of a stock. The company then fulfills orders as the stocks become due or they get renegotiated for a later date. This is a crucial source of financing for these industries. As they get the cash influx by selling promises of future productivity.

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