Table 2.33—Average pine stumpage prices for sawtimber, veneer timber, and pulpwood in the South, by region! and product, 1977-85 
Northern East Gulf West Gulf Piedmont Mississippi Central Appalachian 
South coastal plain coastal plain coastal plain and uplands delta plateaus highlands 
Current 1985 Current 1985 Current 1985 Current 1985 Current 1985 Current 1985 Current 1985 Current 1985 
Year dollars dollars? dollars dollars? dollars dollars* dollars dollars? dollars dollars? dollars dollars? dollars dollars? dollars dollars? 
Sawtimber 
Dollars per thousand board feet, Scribner log rule 
1977 88 140 106 168 104 166 110 175 82 131 — — 61 98 48 77 
1978 107 158 113 167 123 181 142 210 98 145 — — 719 117 66 97 
1979 132 174 137 180 157 206 179 235 120 158 — — 95 124 74 97 
1980 115 132 115 132 125 143 170 195 101 116 — — 97 111 68 78 
1981 128 135 134 141 150 158 186 196 119 126 — — 88 92 73 77 
1982 121 125 129 133 145 150 160 165 114 118 — — 88 90 62 64 
1983 138 141 153 156 162 165 161 164 138 14] — — 102 104 719 81 
1984 133 132 155 154 141 140 159 158 134 133 — — 110 110 74 74 
1985 120 120 142 142 131 131 133 133 120 120 — — 99 99 70 70 
Veneer timber 
Dollars per thousand board feet, Scribner log rule 
1977 112 179 121 193 118 188 113 179 105 168 _ —_ 104 165 — — 
1978 133 196 137 203 137 202 147 217 121 178 — — 140 207 — — 
1979 163 213 158 207 170 223 193 253 142 186 — — 167 219 — — 
1980 146 168 136 156 140 161 184 211 126 144 — — 158 182 — — 
1981 164 172 155 163 164 172 197 207 145 152 — — 142 149 — —_— 
1982 155 160 144 149 168 174 173 178 140 144 — — 118 122 — — 
1983 172 175 167 171 189 192 175 179 160 163 — — 163 166 — — 
1984 166 165 166 165 182 181 170 169 152 152 — — 160 159 — — 
1985 154 154 156 156 168 168 147 147 146 146 — — 150 150 — — 
Pulpwood 
Dollars per standard cord 
1977 9.14 14.54 10.83 17.21 15.22 24.19 7.00 11.13 8.25 13.11 — — 5:56 « 8,83). 5 S155 28319 
1978 10.07 14.85 11.14 16.42 16.91 24.94 8.16 12.04 8.99 13.26 — — 6.27 9.24 5.53 8.16 
1979 10.49 13.75 10.11 13.26 17.72) 23.22 9.05 11.87 9.45 12.39 — — 6.61 8.67 5.81 7.61 
1980 11.24 12.91 10.33 11.87 19.29 22.16 9.40 10.80 10.50 12.06 — — 7.01 8.06 6.13 7.04 
1981 11.99 12.62 10.85 11.41 20.88 21.97 10.56 11.11 11.16 11.74 — _ 7.40 7.79 6.10 6.41 
1982 14.02 14.47 12.44 12.84 22.59 23.31 14.60 15.07 12.47 12.87 — — 9.66 9.97 5.91 6.10 
1983 14.33 14.61 13.47 13.72 21.21 21.61 15.66 15.95 13.04 13.29 — — 9.92 10.10 6.88 7.01 
1984 14.69 14.62 14.12 14.05 19.82 19.72 17.17 17.08 13.40 13.33 — — 10.19 10.14 7.38 7.35 
1985 14.53, 14.53 13.76 13.76 18.76 18.76 16.64 16.64 13.83 13.83 — — 9.80 9.80 8.35 8.35 
' See accompanying figure for areas included in price regions. 
? Derived by dividing the price in current dollars by the Bureau of Labor Statistics producer price index for all commodities (1985 = 100) . 
Source: Prices are based on average annual stumpage prices reported by Timber Mart—South. 
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