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—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 net annual 
growth eee ae. Million cubicle cet ll 
South 
1984 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 4,763 
1990 4,759 4,759 4,759 4,759 4,719 3,906 4,759 4,858 4,891 4,861 4,992 4,759 
2000 5,612 5,612 5,612 5,612 5,500 4,476 5,612 5,914 6,569 6,810 7,764 5,612 
2010 6,304 6,304 6,304 6,304 6,133 4,993 6,304 6,785 dst ot 8,103 9,558 6,304 
2020 6,565 6,565 6,565 6,565 6,381 5,236 6,565 6,941 7,892 8,301 9,587 6,565 
2030 6,697 6,697 6,697 6,697 6,504 5,390 6,697 6,995 7,702 7,99] 8,865 6,697 
North 
1984 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 1,342 
1990 1,362 1,363 1,362 1,363 1,362 1,362 1,362 1,362 1,362 1,362 1,362 1,362 
2000 1,307 1,305 1,308 1,305 1,307 1,307 1,307 1,307 1,307 1,307 1,307 1,308 
2010 1,241 1,234 1,245 1,233 1,241 1,241 1,241 1,241 1,241 1,241 1,241 1,241 
2020 1,189 1,178 1,197 1,173 1,189 1,189 1,189 1,189 1,189 1,189 1,189 1,189 
2030 1,159 1,148 1,168 1,136 1,159 1,159 1,159 1,159 1,159 1,159 1159 1,159 
Rocky Mountain - 
1984 419 419 419 419 419 419 419 419 419 419 419 419 
1990 424 425 424 424 424 424 424 424 424 424 424 424 
2000 420 420 420 420 420 419 419 420 420 420 420 420 
2010 411 411 411 411 411 410 410 411 411 411 411 411 
2020 400 400 399 400 399 393 396 400 400 400 400 400 
2030 385 388 385 388 384 371 379 386 387 386 387 386 
Pacific Northwest 
1984 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296 
1990 1,259 1,264 1,268 1,260 1,259 1,258 1,252 1,259 1,259 1,259 1,259 1,367 
2000 1,196 1,229 1,246 1,197 1,196 1,168 1,162 1,198 1,196 1,197 1,197 1,406 
2010 1,118 1,203 1,214 1,119 1,117 1,056 1,065 1,125 1,119 1,121 1,119 1,445 
2020 1,013 1,168 1,156 1,023 1,012 904 946 1,033 1,023 1,029 1,038 1,469 
2030 907 1,137 1,092 936 904 752 838 944 944 956 989 1,488 
Pacific Southwest 
1984 375: 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 375 
1990 409 409 409 409 409 408 408 409 409 409 409 409 
2000 459 461 459 459 459 456 457 460 459 459 459 459 
2010 495 500 495 494 494 489 491 496 ~ 495 495 496 496 
2020 515 528 517 512 S11 501 509 518 516 517 518 518 
2030 528 548 532 521 518 504 519 532 531 532 533 533 
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