February 24, 2025
Timber landowners like many other agricultural enterprises may encounter significant weather events like Hurricane Helene that destroy all or a portion of their planted trees. Naturally the question arises whether there are any tax breaks for these types of scenarios. First, it must be considered a casualty loss meaning it was an event that was […]
February 6, 2025
Pulpwood Stumpage Trends in Q4, 2024: South Carolina statewide average pine pulpwood prices were $7.7/ton, and the hardwood pulpwood prices were $10.1/ton in the 4th quarter of 2024. Compared to the pine and hardwood pulpwood prices in the previous quarter (Q3 of 2024), there is a 10% and 5% decline in both prices, respectively. The […]
October 10, 2024
Pulpwood Stumpage Trends in Q3, 2024: South Carolina statewide average pine pulpwood prices were $8.66/ton, and the hardwood pulpwood prices were $10.18/ton in the 3rd quarter of 2024. Compared to the pine and hardwood pulpwood prices in the previous quarter (Q2 of 2024), it is an increase of 14% and 2%, respectively. Pine pulpwood prices […]
January 12, 2024
Pulpwood Stumpage Trends in Q4, 2023: South Carolina statewide average pine pulpwood prices were $7.59/ton, and the hardwood pulpwood prices were $7.84/ton in the 4th quarter. Compared to pine and hardwood pulpwood prices in the previous quarter (3rd), it is an increase of 7% and 24%, respectively. Pulpwood prices were doing relatively better at the beginning […]
October 23, 2023
Pulpwood Stumpage Trends in Q2, 2023: In the second quarter of 2023, statewide pine pulpwood stumpage prices averaged $8.89/ton, while the average hardwood rates were $8.54/ton in South Carolina. It is a dramatic decline in pulpwood prices from the first quarter of 2022 when pine and hardwood pulpwood stumpages were above $14/ton. Sawtimber Stumpage Trends in […]
April 10, 2023
Pulpwood Stumpage Trends: In the first quarter of 2023, statewide pine pulpwood stumpage prices averaged $11.29/ton, while the average hardwood rates were $8.81/ton in South Carolina. It is a dramatic decline in pulpwood prices from the first quarter of last year – pine and hardwood pulpwood stumpages were selling above $14/ton in the first quarter […]
October 13, 2022
Stumpage Price Trends: In the Third quarter of 2022 (Q3’22), statewide pulpwood stumpage prices for pine and hardwood declined after a steady increase in the previous two quarters. On average, the statewide pine pulpwood stumpage prices were $11.40/ton, a decline of 19% on a quarter-over-quarter basis but an increase of 12% on a year-over-year basis. […]
June 9, 2022
Stumpage Price Trends: In the first quarter of 2022 (Q1’22), statewide pulpwood stumpage prices for both pine and hardwood continued an increasing trend that started in the second quarter of 2021 (Q2’21). The statewide pine pulpwood stumpage prices, on average, were $14.17/ton, which is a jump of 31% on a quarter-over-quarter basis and 34% on a […]
March 14, 2022
Stumpage Price Trends in South Carolina: Statewide average pulpwood stumpage prices for both pine and hardwood maintained their increasing trends in this quarter, indicating improvements in market fundamentals from COVID-related issues. On average, South Carolina statewide pine pulpwood prices were $10.81/ton, while hardwood pulpwood rates were $12.66/ton in the 4th quarter of 2021. The prices […]
August 24, 2021
S.C. stumpage market trends: Both sawtimber and pulpwood prices continue to recover from the price slump seen in the third quarter of 2020. With the gradual recovery of the overall economy from COVID-induced economic shock, forestry and mill production activities have accelerated this quarter. Restrained production activities at the mills during the COVID period have […]
