Clemson Extension Forestry and Wildlife

Stumpage Price Trends in South Carolina for Q3, 2025 & Market Updates

South Carolina Hardwood Pulpwood Prices Continue Decline In the third quarter of 2025, the average statewide prices for pine and hardwood pulpwood in South Carolina were $5.70 per ton and $4.50 per ton, respectively. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, pine pulpwood prices have dropped by approximately 16%, while hardwood pulpwood prices have seen […]

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

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 […]

South Carolina Stumpage Price Trends and Southern Yellow Pine Basics

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 […]