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 ‘ndustry 
Improved — exports imports Reduced Reduced national on marginal on marginal opportunities opportunities timbe ands in 
Base processing of timber of timber timberland — timber forest cropland cropland on private on private Dou;.las-fir 
Item and year projection! efficiency? products* products* area growth® harvest’ and pasture* and pasture’ timberlands!° lands!! region’ 
Softwood plywood 
production S808 86. 0 ass. Million square feet, 3/8-inch: basis 
South 
1984 9,854 9,854 9,854 9,854 9,854 9,854 9,854 9,854 9,854 9,854 9,854 9,854 
1990 9,277 9,521 9 398 9,252 9,247 9,077 9,255 9,331 9,279 9,656 9,657 9,647 
2000 9,477 10,111 8,954 9,368 9,463 8,753 9,095 9,668 9,543 9.221 9,564 9,555 
2010 9,856 11,187 8,039 9,946 9,645 7,845 9,676 10,088 10,045 10,494 10,530 9,381 
2020 10,491 11,776 8,340 11,116 10,169 7,313 10,200 10,621 10,802 11,436 11,624 10,116 
2030 11,244 12,190 9,395 12,262 10,437 8,227 11,132 11,313 11,923 12,591 13,109 10,657 
North 
1984 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 
1990 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 
2000 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 
2010 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 
2020 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
2030 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 109 
Rocky Mountain 
1984 1,043 1,043 1,043 1,043 1,043 1,043 1,043 1,043 1,043 1,043 1,043 1,043 
1990 1,040 1,001 1,018 1,043 1,040 1,018 1,070 1,039 1,040 1,031 1,031 1,024 
2000 1,403 1,436 1,283 1,381 1,360 1,606 1,327 1,396 1,382 1,380 1,375 1,332 
2010 1,689 1,806 1,481 1,627 1,650 2,040 1,545 1,709 1,702 1,672 1,675 1,634 
2020 1,848 2,033 1,619 1,810 1,841 2,522 1,747 1,986 1,923 1,961 1,901 1,887 
2030 1,973 2,379 1,793 2,007 2,186 2,625 1,889 2,268 2,189 2,363 2,278 2,058 
Pacific Northwest 
1984 7,939 7,939 7,939 73989 7,939 7,939 7,939 7,939 7,939 7,939 7,939 7,939 
1990 6,077 6,094 6,240 6,077 6,078 6,153 5,995 6,077 6,077 5,986 5,985 6,047 
2000 5,352 5,501 6,480 5,362 5,399 5,339 5,299 5,354 5,354 5,391 35393 5,465 
2010 5,892 6,153 8,510 5,919 5,902 5,944 5,737 5,895 5,890 5,921 5,854 6,282 
2020 > 6,423 6,800 95725 6,436 6,475 6,611 6,150 6,452 6,424 6,416 6,473 7,037 
2030 6,538 7,122 10,016 6,156 6,755 6,155 6,035 6,578 6,058 5,984 53722 7,695 
Pacific Southwest 
1984 349 349 349 349 349 349 349 349 349 349 349 349 
1990 194 203 186 193 194 190 176 195 194 181 181 179 
2000 217 236 193 215 215 216 226 217 ~ 218 217 217 211 
2010 239 257 207 232 234 251 247 238 240 233 243 231 
2020 281 267 227 255 254 298 299 273 273 268 258 251 
2030 313 273 228 248 288 325 324 298 292 271 265 252 
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