August 20, 2021
This quarter saw the price of lumber futures skyrocket to historically high levels of $928.50/MBF on September 1st despite the COVID-19 epidemic and the ensuring shutdowns. The swift rebound in the housing market led to an increased demand for the building commodity, but the pandemic-induced disruptions in the lumber mill operations contributed to its supply […]
August 20, 2021
Many landowners have heard the term stumpage price but may not be sure about its meaning. Stumpage price refers to the price a timber buyer will offer landowners for standing trees. Sawtimber stumpage price trends: South Carolina statewide pine sawtimber prices were on average $22.49/ton in the 2nd quarter of 2020. For mixed hardwood sawtimber, […]
July 16, 2021
South Carolina Pulpwood Stumpage Price Trends: Statewide pulpwood stumpage prices for both pine and hardwood were lower than the rates observed in the previous quarter. On average, South Carolina statewide pine pulpwood prices were $9.60/ton in the 2nd quarter of 2021. For mixed hardwood pulpwood, the statewide stumpage prices, on average, were $10.99/ton in this […]
July 8, 2021
Many landowners have heard the term stumpage price but may not be sure about its meaning. Stumpage price refers to the price a timber buyer will offer landowners for standing trees. In general, sawtimber, which includes larger standing trees with a diameter over 10 inches suitable for making lumber or other structural products, will get […]
June 24, 2021
The Northeast and Appalachia regions have been exporting large volumes of hardwood logs and lumber to China, but this lucrative market has dropped by almost a third after the trade war started. US hardwood exports to China – worth $2 billion annually – are currently reeling from 25% tariffs, and the impacts are being felt […]
June 15, 2021
Many landowners have heard the word “stumpage price” but may not be so sure about its meaning. The word stumpage is derived from stump + age. Stumpage price refers to a price that a timber buyer will offer landowners for standing trees. In general, larger standing trees (diameter over 10 inches) suitable for sawtimber get […]
