The Dunns Road bushfire has affected about 40,000 hectares of pine plantations, about a quarter of the region's total.
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In all, the fire has so far ripped through more than 313,000 hectares of land and remains listed as out of control and burning on several fronts.
Dean Anderson, the Snowy region manager of the Forestry Corporation of NSW, said the organisation would "work to get a complete picture of the impact across various ages of tree stands" once the fire was contained.
The bushfire has burned both publicly and privately owned plantations.
"We are committed to working with the local timber industry on recovery plans and salvaging the burnt logs across the plantations as soon as possible," Mr Anderson said.
"These fires are large, their impact great and the recovery for local industry will be challenging.
"But timber is a vital product - the ultimate renewable product - and we will work with the local mills to help ensure timber is available for the NSW community to re-build after the fires and that the local timber industry has supply into the future."
But the news is not entirely gloomy for the region's softwood industry.
Hyne Timber's Tumbarumba mill, which employs about 200 people, escaped any damage, despite both the Dunns Road and Green Valley fires burning close to the town.
"Some more homes have been lost in surrounding areas and these areas remain at risk, and we will be working with our staff who have been impacted," a spokesperson for Hyne said.
"The Hyne critical incident management team are continuing a daily vigil and will provide updates via the Hyne Facebook page.
"Our thoughts and thanks continue to go the amazing volunteers, RFS and emergency services workers who have been working tirelessly to defend our areas and homes."
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Farmers have suffered significant livestock losses and agricultural damage from the fires, but the full impact is expected to take days to emerge, according to the NSW Department of Primary Industries.
The DPI and Local Land Services are providing assistance to fire-affected landholders with emergency fodder and water, animal care, livestock assessment and, where necessary, stock euthanasia and burial.
Producers can report stock losses and infrastructure damage, or request animal assessment, or emergency fodder or water for stock, by calling the Agricultural and Animal Services Hotline on 1800 814 647.
"Limited access to fire grounds and loss of power and phones in the area mean the full picture of losses and damage will take some time to emerge," said state incident controller Karen Roberts.
"However, stock losses as a result of fires in south-east NSW since Christmas have been high, with approximately 2800 stock reported killed in the fires or euthanised to date."
At Batlow, at least one major apple producer has reported only relatively minor damage from the Dunns Road fire, which destroyed homes and buildings in the town.
Scott Montague, the chief executive officer of Montague, said the orchard has more than 200,000 apple trees but sustained damage to less than 5000 on the boundary of the property because fires were largely contained to areas outside of orchard blocks.
"In addition, all Montague staff were evacuated prior to the arrival of the fire and no injuries have been reported," Mr Montague said.
"The Montague team will be working with the local industry to repair any damage and focus on producing a great crop of apples in the coming season.
"While these losses will have an impact of apple supply there will be a significant crop of high-quality apples from the Batlow region available for sale across Australian in the coming season. We are working with the broader Australian apple industry and all apple growers to estimate crop yields for the coming season."
Tumbarumba's Johansen Wines is also counting the cost after the Dunns Road blaze bore down on its vineyards.
In a Facebook post, the Johansen family said their Mountain View vineyard was almost entirely burnt out.
"The pasture land and bush land has been burnt, fortunately the stock - cows and horses - survived," the post reads.
"The house and one hay shed was saved with the help of the heroes in orange suits. We can't express our gratitude enough. The machinery shed, other hay sheds, water tanks and vineyard infrastructure all burnt.
"Glenburnie vineyard remains in good shape. All infrastructure and houses are still standing, the pinot noir is slightly singed on one side."
The winery's cellar door remains closed.
The Mannus Correctional Centre has so far escaped any damage from fires, but there is not yet a plan to return the inmates, as the fire threat to the area remains.
All 155 of Mannus's minimum security inmates have been temporarily relocated to the Junee Correctional Centre.