Table 4.2—Simulated effects of selected futures on projected softwood roundwood supplies, net annual growth, and inventories of 
growing stock on private ownerships by section or region; softwood stumpage price indexes, softwood lumber and plywood production, and 
roundwood pulpwood consumption by section or region; and softwood lumber price indexes and imports in the United States, selected 
years 1984-2030 
(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 roundwood 
supplies ee a LL Tie aR at LLLLOM CUDIOEUL 
South 
1984 4,690 4,690 4,690 4,690 4,690 4,690 4,690 4,690 4,690 4,690 4,690 4,690 
1990 5,091 5,044 5,149 4,974 5,090 4,924 5,146 5,094 5,091 5,086 5,086 5,096 
2000 5,471 5,454 5,635 5,186 5,444 5,179 5,501 5,483 5,481 5,458 5,465 5,461 
2010 5,715 5,693 5,873 5,379 5,682 5,244 5,792 5,801 5,792 5,824 6,048 5,640 
2020 6,076 5,966 6,321 5,734 6,036 5,287 6,209 6,250 6,255 6,394 6,536 6,123 
2030 6,178 6,069 6,532 5,669 6,069 5,321 6,390 6,367 6,459 6,621 6,775 6,179 
North 
1984 731 731 731 731 731 731 731 731 731 731 731 731 
1990 881 855 894 859 881 880 881 881 881 880 880 881 
2000 1,083 1,036 1,115 1,033 1,083 1,083 1,083 1,084 1,083 1,083 1,083 1,083 
2010 1,199 1,134 1,252 1,108 1,198 1,199 1,199 1,200 1,198 1,197 1,197 1,199 
2020 1,298 1,223 1,375 1,174 1,298 1,298 1,298 1,300 1,298 1,295 1,295 1,298 
2030 1,372 1,296 1,474 1,207 1,370 1,371 1,372 1,374 15372 1,367 1,368 1,372 
Rocky Mountain 
1984 332 332 332 332 332 332 332 332 332 332 332 332 
1990 340 313 345 339 340 341 395 341 340 342 342 341 
2000 426 371 424 426 429 463 451 422 423 431 430 419 
2010 481 446 487 470 485 548 513 477 477 480 463 482 
2020 522 497 523 497 524 605 549 510 507 504 490 507 
2030 515 508 521 496 539 588 544 511 512 518 503 503 
Pacific Northwest 
1984 1,412 1,412 1,412 1,412 1,412 1,412 1,412 1,412 1,412 1,412 1,412 1,412 
1990 1,425 1,360 1,276 1,421 1,425 1,511 1,549 1,428 1,425 1,420 1,420 1,427 
2000 1,306 1,149 1,140 1,305 1,309 1,410 1,414 1,303 1,305 1,312 1,310 1,335 
2010 1,373 1,154 1,245 1,362 1,374 1,449 1,392 1,336 1,365 1,351 1,339 1,464 
2020 1,409 1,216 1,384 1,370 1,415 1,452 1,353 1,369 1,353 1,343 1,289 1,544 
2030 1,200 1,215 1,375 1,170 1,231 1,119 1,093 1,191 1,142 1,112 1,076 1,559 
Pacific Southwest 
1984 343 343 343 343 343 343 343 343 343 343 343 343 
1990 340 331 346 339 340 390 364 338 340 348 348 
2000 361 356 359 367 365 370 364 361 361 361 361 356 
2010 442 412 437 444 449 446 436 439 440 443 425 435 
2020 490 473 483 497 504 509 484 486 487 489 486 484 
2030 515 509 506 536 530 522 506 511 511 498 500 503 
439 
