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Stumpage Price Trends and Logging Industry in South Carolina

graph with red and blue lines showing the difference in prices in pine and hardwood pulpwood stumpage prices.

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 […]

Stumpage Price Trends and Forest Industry Hot-Spots in South Carolina

graph with blue line showing pine pulpwood price trending down to $8.89/ton and red line showing hardwood pulpwood price trending down to $8.54/ton

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. Graph of S.C. statewide […]

Pine and Hardwood Stumpage Price Trends in South Carolina Q1’23

Graph of S.C. Statewide Pulpwood Stumpage Price Trends. Q1

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 […]

South Carolina Stumpage Price Trends and Inflation Basics for Forest Landowners

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. […]

South Carolina Stumpage Price Trends and Southern Yellow Pine Basics

Graph of SC Pulpwood Prices from Q2

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 […]

South Carolina Stumpage Price Trends and Hardwood Market Fundamentals

SC Statewide Pulpwood Stumpage Price for Q4'21. Puskar Khanal, Clemson University.

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 […]

South Carolina Stumpage Market in Q1/2021 and an Article Synthesis

Figure 1. Graph of South Carolina sawtimber prices. Q1'21 Pine sawtimber $23.56/ton, Hardwood sawtimber $24.71/ton

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 […]

South Carolina Stumpage Market in Q4/2020 and Housing Updates

Figure 3. Graph new housing starts by region. Total NE- 78,000; Total MW- 219,000; Total S- 859,000; Total W- 374,000

South Carolina stumpage market trends: In Q4/2020, prices for both sawtimber and pulpwood (pine and hardwood trees) have recovered from the slump seen in the last quarter, Q3/2020. In a year-over-year comparison, sawtimber prices are still lower, but pulpwood prices have almost recovered to the same levels seen in Q4/2019 last year. South Carolina Q4/2020 […]

Overall Lumber Market and South Carolina Timber Price Trends During the Third Quarter 2020

SC Statewide Sawtimber and Pulpwood Prince Trends Q3'20. Pine Sawtimber- $21.61/ton, Hardwood Sawtimber- $19.89/tin. Pine Pulpwood- $8.85/ton, Hardwood Pulpwood- $7.74/ton.

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 […]