Table 2.34—Average mixed hardwood! 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 
— Oe OO a eee 
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, Doyle log rule 
1977 47 75 56 89 44 69 43 68 44 70 58 93 aT 91 42 67 
1978.7 “35 82 59 87 48 71 50 74 54 79 69 102 65 95 57 84 
1979. 59 78 60 79 52 72 56 73 58 76 70 92 66 87 58 76 
1980 = 54 62 50 58 52 60 2 64 a3 61 65 75 a7 66 52 60 
198] ae) 58 48 51 58 61 55 58 52 RP) 69 13 54 56 51 54 
1982 51 53 49 51 52 54 50 52 48 50 64 66 49 51 48 50 
1983 55 56 50 51 51 52 55 56 52 53 66 67 62 63 BS) 56 
1984 58 57 49 48 54 54 52 52 54 54 64 63 73 73 64 64 
1985 63 63 53 53 66 66 — — 58 58 — — 81 81 63 63 
Veneer timber 
Dollars per thousand board feet, Doyle log rule 
1977 94 149 89 141 54 86 89 141 70 112 103 164 227 ~=—s 361 131 208 
1978 96 142 94 139 72 107 96 142 84 123 128 189 120 178 128 189 
1979 105 137 109 143 84 110 107 141 96 125 130 170 122 159 122 160 
1980 102 118 105 120 84 96 113 129 95 109 133 153 117 134 103 118 
1981 114 119 88 93 103 108 129 136 91 95 173 181 109 115 96 101 
1982 112 116 — — 94 97 136 140 111 115 147 152 120 124 111 115 
1983 100 102 123 125 92 94 131 133 89 91 122 124 117 119 108 110 
1984 126 125 78 77 115 115 121 120 125 124 137 136 132 132 138 138 
1985 145 145 = — 127 127 = os 148 148 — — 166 166 152 152 
Pulpwood 
Dollars per standard cord 
1977 2.83 4.49 3.01 4.78 3.26 5.19 2.36 3.76 3.09 4.91 3:17 «5:05 1:79. 2.85 2:50. 2-397) 
1978 2.94 4.34 3.17 4.67 3.25 4.80 2.77 4.08 2.98 4.40 3.50 5.16 1:99), 772.93 2.67 3.94 
1979 3.01 3.95 2.79 3.66 3.64 4.77 2.97 3.89 2.97 3.90 3.60 4.72 2.03 2.66 2:56 33:35 
1980 3.04 3.50 2.93 3.37 3.13 3.60 3.25 3.73 3.21 3.69 3.72 4.28 2.37 2.73 2.44 2.81 
1981 3.52 3.71 3.61 3.80 3.70 3.90 3:59 - 3.78 3.82 4.02 3.88 4.08 2.94 3.09 2.69 2.83 
1982 3.54 3.65 3.47 3.58 3.58 3.69 3.97 4.10 3.71 3.83 4.10 4.23 2.90 3.00 2:16 2285 
1983 3.77 3.84 3.09 3.15 4.14 4.22 4.18 4.25 3.92 4.00 4.26 4.34 2.75 2.80 3:12: 3218 
1984 3.73 3.71 2.81 2.79 4.21 4.19 4.11 4.09 3.66 3.65 4.35 4.32 2.16 - 2.15 3:51-3:49 
1985 3.42 3.42 2.83 2.83 3.56 3.56 3.66 3.66 3.45 3.45 4.06 4.06 D312, 22 3:42. 2°3.42 
' Mixed hardwoods include ash, beech, cottonwood, willow, elm, gums, locust, hackberry, magnolia, maples, pecan, hickory, sassafras, sycamore, tupelo, and birch. 
? See figure accompanying appendix table 2.33 for areas included in price regions. 
3 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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