Table 4.1—Simulated effects of selected futures on projected softwood roundwood supplies on all ownerships; net annual growth and 
inventories of growing stock by private ownership and region; and softwood stumpage price indexes, lumber production, plywood production, 
and pulpwood consumption, by region, in the South, selected years 1984-2030—Continued 
(All projections at equilibrium levels) 
Increased 
management 
Natural Planted All intensity on 
High High Reduced regeneration pine Economic economic __ forest industry 
Improved — exports imports Reduced Reduced national on marginal on marginal opportunities opportunities timberlands in 
Base processing of timber of timber timberland — timber forest cropland cropland on private on private Douglas-fir 
Item and year projection! efficiency? products*  products* area? growth® harvest’ and pasture* and pasture? timberlands!° lands!! region!? 
Softwood lumber 
production Million board feet, lumber tally 
Forest industry 
Southeast 
1984 4,657 4,657 4,657 4,657 4,657 4,657 4,657 4,657 4,657 4,057 4,657 4,657 
1990 5,082 5,119 5,095 5,088 5,073 4,698 5,078 5,087 5,083 5,067 5,068 5,101 
2000 5,839 6,106 5,820 5,872 5,836 4,911 6,074 5,850 5,853 5,860 5,949 5,848 
2010 6,207 6,428 6,003 6,593 6,193 5,114 6,433 6,612 6,431 6,622 7,208 6,103 
2020 7,118 7,348 6,878 7,850 7,019 5,662 7,542 8,024 8,104 8,615 9,424 7,343 
2030 7,883 7,659 7,279 8,441 7,461 5,926 8,324 8,565 8,590 9,824 10,467 8,087 
South Central 
1984 5,352 5,352 3,352 55352 9,392 5,352 5352 53352 55352 35392 33,352 33352 
1990 6,628 6,697 6,475 6,657 6,637 6,277 6,627 6,657 6,629 6,382 6,382 6,417 
2000 7,306 7,418 7,401 7,232 7,066 5,964 7,130 7,413 7,363 7,147 T3492 7,283 
2010 8,183 8,332 8,554 8,393 8,010 5,931 8,011 8,627 8,571 8,263 8,888 8,234 
2020 10,031 10,155 10,321 10,285 9,878 6,127 9,910 10,403 10,591 10,276 10,841 9,949 
2030 10,662 10,674 11,034 10,831 10,510 6,579 10,767 10,913 11,415 11,182 11,629 10,624 
Softwood plywood 
production OM aS = Million square feet; 318-inch basis 
Southeast 
1984 2,991 2,951 2,951 2,951 2,951 2,951 2,951 2,951 2,951 2,951 2,951 2,951 
1990 2,125 2,823 2,731 2,698 2,697 2,850 2,716 2,779 PPA 2,730 2,731 2,716 
2000 2,815 3,047 2,593 2,930 25992 2,914 2,463 2,952 2,872 2,718 2,759 2,744 
2010 3,003 3,247 2,664 3,220 2,756 3,137 2,377 3,090 3,080 2,964 3,300 2,973 
2020 3,190 3,676 3,070 3,547 3,014 3,174 2,783 3,087 3,653 3,247 3,586 3,189 
2030 3,329 4,061 3,463 3,799 3,329 3,041 3,316 3,371 3,954 3,665 4,019 3,396 
South Central 
1984 6,903 6,903 6,903 6,903 6,903 6,903 6,903 6,903 6,903 6,903 6,903 6,903 
1990 6,552 6,698 6,667 6,554 6,550 6,227 6,539 6,551 6,552 6,926 6,926 6,931 
2000 6,663 7,064 6,361 6,438 6,872 5,839 6,632 6,715 6,671 6,809 6,804 6,810 
2010 ~ 6,853 7,940 5,375 6,726 6,888 4,708 7,300 6,999 6,965 7,530 7,230 6,407 
2020 7,302 8,100 5,270 7,569 7,155 4,139 7,417 7,534 7,149 8,189 8,038 6,927 
2030 7,915 8,129 5,932 8,463 7,108 5,186 7,816 7,942 7,968 8,926 9,091 7,261 
436 
