Pacific Northwest
Research Station
Harvest, Employment, Exports, and
Prices in Pacific Northwest Forests,
1965–2000
General Technical
Report
PNW-GTR-547
July 2002
Debra D. Warren
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest Service
Author
Debra D. Warren is an economist, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Suite 400,
620 SW Main, Portland, OR 97208-3890.
Abstract
Warren, Debra D. 2002. Harvest, employment, exports, and prices in Pacific Northwest
forests, 1965–2000. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-547. Portland, OR: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 11 p.
Provides historical information on log harvest; employment in the forest industries;
international trade in logs, lumber, and chips; and volume and average prices of
sawtimber stumpage sold by national forests.
Keywords: Log harvest, employment (forest products industries), exports (forest
products), and stumpage prices.
Summary
The following tables have been compiled from historical publications of “production,
prices, employment, and trade in Northwest forest industries.” This report presents data
from 1965 through 2000 for the Pacific Northwest forest industries. In most industries,
dramatic changes are shown through the years. In the Oregon and Washington harvest
statistics, high peaks occurred in 1968 and 1973, and the lowest harvests were in 1998.
Employment in the forest industries has steadily declined and hit an all-time low in 2000.
Enormous changes are shown in log exports from the Pacific Northwest: highest
volumes were in 1988 and 1989, and now the volumes are back to the 1960s level. The
chip market remained fairly steady in volume, with prices hitting their peaks in 1995. The
lumber exports (like the logs) peaked in 1988 and 1989, but the prices were highest in
1995 and 1996. The national forest sawtimber volume was highest in 1970 but dropped
off to only 155 million board feet by 2000.
Tables
Table 1—Oregon timber harvest by ownership, 1965–2000
Table 2—Washington timber harvest by ownership, 1965–2000
Table 3—Employment in forest products industries in Washington and Oregon,
1965–2000
Table 4—Volume and average value of softwood log exports from the
Seattle Customs District by species to all countries, 1965–2000
Table 5—Volume and average value of softwood log exports from the
Columbia-Snake Customs District by species to all countries, 1965–2000
Table 6—Volume and average value of chips exported from the Oregon
and Washington Customs Districts, 1965–2000
Table 7—Volume and average value of softwood lumber exports from the
Seattle Customs District by species to all countries, 1965–2000
Table 8—Volume and average value of softwood lumber exports from the
Columbia-Snake Customs District by species to all countries, 1965–2000
Table 9—Volume of sawtimber sold on national forests by selected species,
Pacific Northwest Region, 1965–2000
Table 10—Average stumpage prices for sawtimber sold on national forests
by selected species, Pacific Northwest Region, 1965–2000
Table 1—Oregon timber harvest by ownership, 1965–2000
Year
Private
State
National
forest
Bureau
of Land
Management
Bureau
of Indian
Affairs
Other
public
Total
11
41
14
16
23
10
16
22
95
15
20
25
11
22
29
19
24
17
31
38
34
28
52
39
44
37
36
29
31
25
30
29
35
25
49
42
9,394
8,921
8,357
9,743
9,150
7,982
9,028
9,630
9,366
8,361
7,371
8,153
7,876
7,997
7,694
6,639
5,695
5,758
7,464
7,550
8,127
8,743
8,215
8,615
8,420
6,219
6,080
5,742
5,294
4,167
4,304
3,923
4,081
3,532
3,759
3,854
Million board feet,Scribner scale
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
4,034
4,123
3,833
4,354
4,165
3,874
4,230
3,919
3,610
3,822
3,781
3,561
3,590
3,549
3,209
3,134
2,702
3,440
3,374
3,078
3,332
3,494
3,281
3,259
3,721
3,229
3,312
3,581
3,608
3,244
3,432
3,018
3,133
2,840
3,014
3,167
254
184
127
161
200
150
158
246
288
225
160
203
228
235
223
186
216
175
257
249
268
225
199
270
198
137
91
135
116
130
109
115
176
141
246
255
3,781
3,269
3,181
3,642
3,464
2,832
3,197
3,944
3,836
3,163
2,661
3,174
2,913
3,235
3,167
2,399
1,981
1,688
2,902
3,164
3,480
3,850
3,451
3,487
3,307
2,014
2,068
1,403
1,102
596
515
401
523
333
233
245
1,240
1,244
1,092
1,470
1,206
1,037
1,340
1,419
1,501
1,025
626
1,082
1,021
1,039
956
797
677
312
789
920
891
1,042
1,115
1,439
1,026
704
486
483
361
92
139
289
136
122
150
83
74
60
110
100
92
79
87
80
36
11
123
108
115
121
111
105
95
126
112
101
121
104
117
121
124
98
87
111
75
80
79
71
79
71
68
62
Source: Oregon Department of Forestry.
1
Table 2—Washington timber harvest by ownership, 1965–2000
Year
Private
State
National
forest
Bureau
of Land
Management
Bureau
of Indian
Affairs
Other
public
Total
65
69
90
105
88
63
101
82
24
112
65
55
75
36
98
43
20
18
28
57
43
32
35
56
22
42
42
51
33
14
26
40
44
46
24
24
6,522
6,075
5,936
6,971
7,004
6,459
6,450
7,081
7,809
6,876
6,185
6,968
6,592
6,751
6,969
5,720
4,890
5,079
6,087
5,792
5,963
6,556
7,037
7,045
6,788
5,849
5,104
5,018
4,330
4,156
4,392
4,366
4,221
4,022
4,383
4,130
Million board feet, Scribner scale
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
a
3,591
3,460
3,311
3,856
4,230
4,045
3,946
4,015
4,728
4,337
4,062
4,414
4,068
4,036
4,068
3,507
3,266
3,740
4,025
3,545
3,561
3,989
4,367
4,406
4,520
4,147
3,650
3,844
3,321
3,421
3,489
3,274
3,139
3,044
3,246
3,131
685
538
467
681
744
602
722
1,004
998
685
540
766
797
955
1,095
745
468
440
548
795
1,013
1,064
970
826
842
657
535
476
461
323
496
600
645
546
662
559
1,720
1,573
1,599
1,795
1,519
1,378
1,261
1,488
1,613
1,290
1,098
1,214
1,171
1,261
1,276
1,089
875
728
1,240
1,189
1,128
1,232
1,423
1,486
1,141
817
704
461
322
200
150
182
166
111
117
81
Less than 1 million board feet.
Source: Washington Department of Natural Resources.
2
1
4
3
4
2
3
4
3
1
0
1
3
4
3
a
0
1
1
8
1
5
4
5
0
1
4
1
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
460
431
466
530
421
368
416
489
445
452
419
516
477
460
432
336
260
152
238
205
213
235
238
271
262
182
172
186
192
199
230
270
226
275
334
334
Table 3—Employment in forest products industries in Washington and Oregon, 1965–2000
Washington and Oregon
Year
Total
Lumber Paper and
and wood
allied
products products
Washington
Oregon
Lumber Paper and
and wood
allied
Total products products
Lumber Paper and
and wood
allied
Total products products
Thousands of persons
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
148.4
148.0
141.8
147.1
145.3
138.2
141.2
150.2
155.3
152.1
137.2
150.9
159.2
159.3
159.0
144.1
135.6
120.4
128.7
132.9
126.1
126.0
131.9
135.6
135.1
130.8
120.7
117.6
115.2
117.5
116.1
111.6
112.0
110.4
107.0
105.9
121.1
119.6
113.4
118.3
116.2
109.0
113.8
122.5
127.9
124.5
110.8
123.4
131.4
136.5
133.4
116.1
108.1
94.6
103.7
107.7
100.9
100.6
105.8
109.6
108.2
103.6
93.5
90.8
89.4
91.1
89.7
86.0
87.3
85.9
83.0
82.4
27.3
28.4
28.4
28.8
29.1
29.2
27.4
27.7
27.4
27.6
26.4
27.5
27.8
22.8
25.6
28.0
27.5
25.8
25.0
25.2
25.2
25.4
26.2
26.0
27.0
27.2
27.2
26.8
25.8
26.3
26.4
25.6
24.7
24.5
24.0
23.5
66.7
66.9
63.9
65.9
65.2
62.0
61.5
65.5
66.8
67.3
60.4
68.4
71.6
69.1
68.4
64.1
61.6
55.2
56.8
57.2
53.4
53.1
56.5
58.8
59.0
58.0
54.3
54.3
52.8
53.9
52.8
52.3
51.7
51.9
49.8
49.0
46.9
46.6
44.0
45.9
45.2
42.2
43.4
47.3
49.1
49.7
43.8
51.0
53.9
55.1
52.6
46.5
44.4
39.0
41.1
41.0
37.3
36.7
39.2
41.7
41.1
39.9
36.4
36.5
36.1
36.7
35.5
35.5
35.4
35.6
34.0
33.4
19.8
20.3
19.9
20.0
20.0
19.8
18.1
18.2
17.7
17.6
16.6
17.4
17.7
14.0
15.8
17.6
17.2
16.2
15.7
16.2
16.0
16.4
17.3
17.1
17.9
18.1
17.9
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.4
16.9
16.3
16.3
15.7
15.6
81.7
81.1
77.9
81.2
80.1
76.2
79.7
84.7
88.5
84.8
76.8
82.5
87.6
90.2
90.6
80.0
74.0
65.2
71.9
75.7
72.7
72.9
75.4
76.8
76.1
72.8
66.4
63.3
62.5
63.6
63.3
59.3
60.3
58.5
57.3
56.9
74.2
73.0
69.4
72.4
71.0
66.8
70.4
75.2
78.8
74.8
67.0
72.4
77.5
81.4
80.8
69.6
63.7
55.6
62.6
66.7
63.6
63.9
66.5
67.9
67.0
63.7
57.1
54.3
53.4
54.5
54.2
50.6
51.9
50.3
49.0
49.0
7.5
8.1
8.5
8.8
9.1
9.4
9.3
9.5
9.7
10.0
9.8
10.1
10.1
8.8
9.8
10.4
10.3
9.6
9.3
9.0
9.1
9.0
8.9
8.9
9.1
9.1
9.3
9.0
9.1
9.1
9.1
8.7
8.4
8.2
8.3
7.9
Source: State employment agencies. The lumber and wood products industry includes logging, lumber, plywood, poles and pilings,
and miscellaneous wood products. The paper and allied products industry includes pulp, paper, paperboard, and building board
products. Data are based on place of residence.
3
Table 4—Volume and average value of softwood log exports from the Seattle
Customs District by species to all countries, 1965–2000
Total
Year
Average
Volume value
Douglas-fir
Volume
Average
value
Western hemlock
Average
Volume value
Other softwoods
Volume
Average
value
Million board feet; value in dollars per thousand board feet
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
a
618
720
1,069
1,321
1,309
1,579
1,320
1,907
1,833
1,424
1,427
1,793
1,675
1,916
2,250
1,699
1,316
1,597
1,740
1,789
1,879
1,739
2,064
2,295
2,357
1,932
1,548
1,394
958
891
999
917
599
477
435
360
72.13
77.52
83.71
97.69
112.75
122.52
123.00
132.57
245.41
263.40
263.91
273.43
314.30
332.89
440.68
491.73
429.80
378.94
333.67
321.87
312.41
317.55
369.69
450.04
443.37
524.97
544.62
649.07
952.85
912.42
856.28
848.00
807.84
686.36
692.07
765.44
65
80
173
252
258
308
294
566
555
405
437
528
556
620
732
645
579
730
796
847
844
766
983
1,217
1,158
1,077
834
761
558
584
574
644
377
347
322
280
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
1,247
880
624
765
824
829
939
879
965
922
1,030
718
623
557
345
263
354
233
192
91
85
51
409.17
469.21
391.35
345.12
312.24
299.56
289.12
330.25
337.39
427.90
373.67
486.61
481.21
498.42
836.42
726.97
619.71
595.03
627.12
521.67
515.93
544.73
Prior to 1979, western hemlock was included in “Other softwoods.”
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.
4
68.87
73.25
80.32
98.62
113.73
120.00
119.35
129.17
217.52
255.84
255.94
268.98
308.29
342.70
453.14
492.57
460.85
410.40
341.97
332.76
329.10
335.18
380.10
450.87
489.66
550.04
588.90
761.13
1,036.09
1,006.03
1,034.48
945.52
901.56
762.40
748.75
836.08
553
640
896
1,069
1,052
1,271
1,025
1,341
1,278
1,019
990
1,265
1,118
1,296
270
175
113
102
119
113
95
94
115
156
169
138
92
76
55
45
71
40
31
40
28
29
72.51
78.06
84.36
97.22
112.50
123.13
124.05
134.00
257.52
266.40
267.43
275.29
317.26
328.21
552.23
602.07
482.47
407.83
426.69
404.06
393.88
453.02
551.91
574.52
558.47
528.77
572.24
629.61
837.66
778.21
596.66
752.06
784.23
396.70
573.47
470.60
Table 5—Volume and average value of softwood log exports from the ColumbiaSnake Customs District by species to all countries, 1965–2000
Total
Average
Year Volume value
Douglas-fir
Volume
Average
value
Western hemlock
Other softwoods
Average
Volume value
Volume
Average
value
Million board feet; value in dollars per thousand board feet
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
a
283
389
502
653
561
637
517
730
806
766
798
944
881
931
984
933
671
971
852
933
1,125
1,041
1,104
1,387
1,257
1,076
994
788
750
681
606
586
443
391
359
399
91.36
92.70
99.97
112.72
128.39
137.29
137.16
145.05
303.63
310.21
284.61
301.73
340.94
380.48
496.62
507.50
472.80
422.12
366.21
351.44
342.58
362.45
436.96
499.59
539.73
620.26
606.18
754.11
1,024.97
1,044.36
1,080.47
1,049.50
912.16
743.58
793.62
849.34
45
48
93
116
99
144
122
201
309
311
329
418
410
520
577
617
438
698
621
722
905
845
861
1,062
876
786
741
635
613
585
540
547
413
372
347
389
73.44
80.54
76.91
85.78
97.29
110.08
118.55
119.91
140.75
286.66
291.51
275.20
298.10
340.51
387.37
506.62
513.91
478.88
430.85
366.69
348.59
341.00
367.70
438.92
498.91
581.52
637.93
784.24
1,055.45
1,053.58
1,104.61
1,062.44
918.05
743.09
792.89
847.33
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
229
242
184
232
187
167
173
154
185
242
321
224
195
117
109
72
50
26
21
10
6
5
538.65
434.54
364.40
341.04
313.29
300.80
295.28
290.90
346.87
405.42
338.15
469.02
446.77
508.84
784.21
779.12
728.06
702.94
668.74
577.54
587.74
586.81
238
341
409
537
462
493
395
529
497
455
469
526
471
411
178
74
49
41
44
44
47
42
58
83
60
66
58
36
28
24
16
13
9
9
6
5
93.45
94.82
103.20
115.99
132.33
142.70
142.61
146.66
314.04
323.09
291.54
304.82
340.89
372.38
408.65
690.05
827.71
733.41
580.89
594.86
547.45
522.40
692.24
784.22
1,009.60
920.76
885.12
1,029.58
1,290.32
1,622.50
1,316.13
1,253.23
1,259.89
925.22
1,126.00
1,341.40
Prior to 1979, western hemlock was included in “Other softwoods.”
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Table 6—Volume and average value of chips exported from
the Oregon and Washington Customs Districts, 1965–2000
Oregon
Customs District
Year
Volume
Average
value
Washington
Customs District
Volume
Average
value
Short tons, on a dry-weight basis; value in dollars per short ton
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
91,646
219,181
603,314
1,102,669
1,460,669
1,605,062
1,504,169
2,081,032
2,778,829
3,177,465
2,436,807
2,881,577
2,892,333
2,650,423
3,125,103
2,849,927
2,076,612
1,914,439
1,668,971
1,632,815
1,626,490
1,577,739
1,852,920
2,015,988
2,252,282
2,081,199
2,141,958
1,766,502
1,544,904
1,563,772
1,329,590
1,230,966
1,247,092
1,076,786
1,024,223
992,062
19.74
19.68
19.75
20.25
21.10
19.31
20.94
22.12
24.85
26.50
34.74
39.90
43.33
42.98
42.55
88.44
85.51
83.31
68.17
70.96
74.22
72.02
72.75
78.06
96.73
95.84
104.73
106.84
104.28
102.46
130.04
108.51
89.54
96.78
82.64
94.01
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.
6
—
—
—
112,132
160,165
238,757
229,237
168,725
272,196
390,370
326,083
457,801
281,540
299,140
346,209
268,103
296,461
328,374
247,935
216,089
276,054
446,226
464,426
681,811
800,563
744,397
681,161
583,141
588,564
755,872
542,694
589,989
611,888
835,594
753,147
461,874
—
—
—
22.23
24.52
19.56
17.87
19.56
21.84
28.62
38.56
33.39
49.17
46.16
50.05
79.53
80.74
79.27
74.24
76.89
76.16
73.97
79.06
89.24
85.20
95.51
103.10
101.28
95.63
75.78
113.24
95.97
72.28
62.27
60.51
78.54
Table 7—Volume and average value of softwood lumber exports from the
Seattle Customs District by species to all countries, 1965–2000
Total
Year
Average
Volume value
Douglas-fir
Volume
Average
value
Western hemlock
Other softwoods
Average
Volume value
Volume
Average
value
Million board feet; value in dollars per thousand board feet
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
96
98
111
104
106
136
130
164
325
332
264
312
257
310
414
522
468
473
553
423
424
747
918
1,047
1,002
886
761
617
582
536
567
568
538
282
238
263
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
177.86
211.88
242.67
220.36
260.23
278.19
290.19
401.51
324.62
332.62
301.01
301.26
314.01
308.35
329.03
345.41
346.21
364.27
424.64
449.31
491.47
580.01
637.48
648.97
687.84
660.69
609.74
667.69
605.06
62
63
68
66
70
76
89
100
144
174
152
155
124
129
99
107
139
117
152
121
106
193
234
330
348
300
271
244
236
238
267
299
201
99
89
72
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
195.96
262.75
267.93
228.52
280.33
291.17
309.81
471.86
361.19
360.84
308.04
297.07
322.95
323.13
348.17
370.78
363.75
302.90
438.20
472.43
529.45
635.89
704.12
692.72
748.39
762.45
657.84
696.10
694.90
9
3
5
6
2
12
10
22
105
79
52
95
92
118
211
271
173
237
223
162
184
355
458
426
366
293
254
209
161
146
149
148
63
25
30
20
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
98.99
166.56
205.45
191.93
217.02
242.18
266.70
371.57
310.48
322.81
291.53
317.28
304.50
313.75
320.86
343.77
348.28
403.99
416.25
424.13
415.66
539.22
639.14
641.22
642.48
713.26
728.43
852.32
700.01
25
32
38
33
34
47
32
43
76
78
60
62
41
63
104
144
156
119
177
140
134
199
226
291
288
294
236
163
185
152
151
120
274
158
118
171
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
176.10
178.33
224.26
224.40
275.88
320.55
294.06
395.90
324.13
318.31
313.02
284.66
317.24
289.26
325.01
321.98
323.32
408.18
421.18
449.84
531.85
544.22
531.39
579.33
593.20
573.92
560.64
598.95
556.44
NA = not available.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.
7
Table 8—Volume and average value of softwood lumber exports from the
Columbia-Snake Customs District by species to all countries, 1965–2000
Total
Year
Average
Volume value
Douglas-fir
Volume
Average
value
Western hemlock
Other softwoods
Average
Volume value
Volume
Average
value
Million board feet; value in dollars per thousand board feet
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
242
237
246
273
246
274
204
242
475
388
353
387
292
275
426
463
466
415
469
526
482
404
535
771
942
693
669
560
493
412
454
443
332
187
201
201
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
229.39
309.68
318.98
295.09
365.57
394.31
443.46
631.60
561.77
441.75
434.95
418.66
376.39
357.69
415.74
456.08
434.96
506.07
566.07
574.47
621.01
735.58
816.39
763.18
790.00
763.69
735.17
757.15
744.92
223
215
217
238
216
228
179
222
389
323
263
323
249
245
328
342
312
302
361
375
321
271
361
463
598
443
455
413
367
301
342
357
198
123
136
138
NA = not available.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.
8
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
236.06
327.79
332.98
315.86
384.21
412.17
452.34
699.47
623.19
470.44
460.46
445.80
404.05
389.09
458.75
495.76
495.40
555.17
630.19
625.94
651.75
764.90
856.33
771.91
824.08
857.46
793.15
819.71
837.92
11
9
9
5
9
22
12
9
65
45
73
51
33
17
69
68
95
70
72
96
118
97
109
162
170
110
117
72
51
45
39
24
14
7
15
14
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
112.13
188.54
223.32
216.16
225.95
236.43
265.25
393.73
357.18
379.24
292.09
272.89
259.55
265.39
299.18
345.85
373.35
428.19
448.56
438.65
480.55
575.84
661.62
630.34
635.64
546.54
568.05
634.94
531.41
8
13
20
29
21
24
13
11
21
20
16
13
10
13
29
53
59
44
37
55
43
36
65
145
173
141
98
75
75
66
73
62
121
56
51
49
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
189.95
349.63
306.82
315.10
449.34
469.56
499.35
542.65
426.36
390.55
486.70
478.61
391.65
375.97
406.41
420.01
311.29
412.88
456.02
497.84
587.10
700.60
739.60
793.66
655.26
636.06
630.70
624.50
543.71
Table 9—Volume of sawtimber sold on national forests by selected species, Pacific Northwest Region, 1965–2000
Douglas-fir
Year
West
side
East
side
Ponderosa
and Jeffrey Sugar
pines
pine
White
pine
Lodgepole Engelmann Sitka
pine
spruce
spruce
Western
hemlock
Cedars
Noble fir Other
and Shasta true
Larch
red fir
firs
All
species
99,165
116,614
96,234
112,993
110,919
124,067
96,814
115,783
102,885
72,024
110,711
71,443
105,596
105,477
129,712
126,567
115,513
122,696
116,264
95,038
75,697
123,268
103,239
99,038
33,950
71,847
8,551
6,696
3,596
3,126
8,012
3,326
2,243
2,204
1,450
1,283
58,424
67,216
31,748
28,986
33,099
85,265
43,817
34,217
28,005
21,214
28,548
36,670
21,400
33,929
38,265
38,537
62,210
26,674
30,969
18,682
33,608
46,364
34,841
66,308
38,834
69,441
25,920
9,452
2,350
10,251
7,953
12,484
3,374
1,142
2,375
38
4,424,132
4,683,387
4,374,499
4,637,869
4,363,143
5,128,462
4,094,686
4,517,127
4,133,468
4,175,910
4,515,556
3,281,382
4,182,983
4,591,047
4,971,797
4,694,220
4,739,430
4,303,374
4,201,457
4,054,833
3,531,908
4,859,978
4,206,502
4,267,356
1,982,321
4,270,541
799,445
534,968
412,700
222,121
499,871
769,512
452,332
413,415
278,439
155,084
Thousand board feet, Scribner scale
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
1,918,578
1,966,836
1,819,760
2,040,381
1,831,821
2,062,934
1,662,483
1,985,962
1,614,694
1,735,849
1,859,458
1,268,830
1,714,208
1,862,836
1,945,657
2,036,853
1,944,177
1,837,759
1,773,547
1,740,340
1,491,475
2,094,394
1,876,085
1,790,538
599,527
1,931,649
124,078
131,359
113,985
59,333
161,107
66,447
61,852
31,883
18,922
23
314,346
296,528
317,393
358,069
295,218
367,393
298,849
262,267
287,848
305,767
326,002
230,006
268,450
372,649
390,267
318,056
336,430
260,715
295,243
276,669
236,592
386,494
286,167
289,044
222,795
269,703
94,537
70,198
43,974
37,560
72,291
319,093
179,294
115,978
92,888
63,493
776,602
774,379
760,936
698,117
652,647
837,457
771,152
754,423
750,289
700,673
854,923
629,486
761,204
837,907
822,590
706,859
764,421
667,280
662,176
646,407
587,990
814,884
680,770
643,546
452,393
513,635
211,308
113,187
150,418
21,418
87,349
89,490
55,173
90,082
58,382
34,857
26,395
35,211
33,317
42,421
36,377
42,367
34,855
33,772
44,969
35,603
31,110
21,120
31,474
40,184
32,775
33,676
31,104
30,926
22,116
25,137
30,312
29,709
34,524
39,436
17,288
25,035
1,050
1,328
2,886
1,847
2,885
15,443
2,086
299
380
157
38,855
37,706
58,417
34,938
83,936
90,768
42,750
29,637
16,525
24,696
30,931
28,891
22,352
15,461
15,367
14,773
10,725
11,902
11,005
11,670
11,366
20,618
10,593
10,917
5,891
6,581
561
695
178
332
985
824
2,560
535
898
0
40,571
49,107
111,995
71,794
92,132
125,942
42,135
95,781
124,607
62,862
81,713
60,821
109,875
63,415
138,898
122,721
125,794
130,687
129,753
144,280
109,264
93,677
80,925
136,398
69,981
158,096
86,157
73,563
20,082
31,501
31,194
34,968
17,884
41,860
33,223
15,880
9,122
10,819
11,377
12,695
7,729
23,387
16,028
9,967
7,870
7,149
12,955
7,453
7,961
23,894
16,149
20,047
11,121
17,560
15,462
12,365
19,164
21,984
27,906
39,222
30,314
24,965
11,480
1,600
4,356
1,816
1,568
1,870
82
47
196
7
16,069
7,196
12,725
14,025
9,890
12,161
17,050
11,956
18,410
13,690
16,842
4,824
14,097
14,592
15,321
19,775
17,828
13,430
7,025
8,389
11,981
14,166
9,573
10,232
2,358
3,360
322
251
61
45
176
279
1,186
937
7
10
718,479
755,726
609,780
745,522
671,723
699,558
628,716
688,977
653,910
677,822
745,569
576,844
708,569
676,873
796,519
671,012
711,204
673,672
564,168
536,458
413,541
698,341
495,796
330,541
100,717
278,068
41,324
39,227
7,272
9,454
29,358
32,291
24,553
17,235
10,241
182
71,222
105,202
97,782
79,316
74,536
120,792
51,755
53,589
35,331
42,297
57,340
67,680
52,141
56,742
106,412
80,176
193,265
72,532
41,842
64,631
106,656
61,384
118,646
49,729
24,497
41,829
9,085
7,186
1,007
1,305
19,606
10,883
11,156
3,369
4,970
0
324,017
401,666
362,242
358,078
392,745
479,973
363,324
412,988
419,943
451,138
334,672
253,979
352,265
468,281
496,967
477,542
506,357
420,896
516,251
439,762
367,335
421,708
397,108
407,048
200,921
384,564
152,952
69,772
47,025
27,009
51,284
128,497
50,661
89,777
36,114
37,894
9
Source: Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pacific Northwest Region; includes Oregon and Washington and a small portion of northern California.
10
Table 10—Average stumpage prices for sawtimber sold on national forests by selected species, Pacific Northwest Region,
1965–2000
Douglas-fir
Year
West
side
East
side
Ponderosa
and Jeffrey Sugar
pines
pine
White
pine
Lodgepole Engelmann Sitka Western
pine
spruce
spruce hemlock
Cedars
Noble fir
Other
and Shasta true
Larch
red fir
firs
All
species
Dollars per thousand board feet
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
42.60
50.00
41.70
61.20
82.20
41.90
49.10
71.70
138.10
202.40
169.50
176.20
225.90
250.31
394.30
432.20
350.20
118.20
161.60
132.90
126.20
160.70
190.20
256.04
389.80
466.35
394.95
477.21
317.75
652.36
453.38
398.98
291.26
201.64
393.98
747.86
10.20
11.80
9.60
20.10
32.20
8.40
4.40
15.60
60.40
68.20
34.30
38.60
71.20
98.50
81.70
70.80
94.00
5.80
37.60
43.00
32.20
34.10
46.00
83.52
161.60
149.07
110.03
183.78
254.53
307.87
143.57
267.68
284.50
199.64
202.87
123.20
18.40
21.10
19.10
23.90
46.60
20.30
22.30
38.40
77.70
110.60
43.10
79.40
138.40
218.70
238.00
190.80
206.40
78.60
134.30
143.70
166.00
196.30
267.10
295.45
323.44
297.78
322.50
487.91
595.26
318.20
253.19
165.67
164.38
122.17
139.91
111.36
14.40
23.20
21.10
27.90
58.20
30.00
23.10
26.00
60.50
139.10
109.90
118.90
162.80
207.90
237.30
167.00
174.50
83.60
131.80
201.80
192.60
199.10
300.60
253.55
292.91
341.35
335.70
454.16
531.45
588.27
433.58
58.21
394.16
473.97
127.31
397.16
22.00
24.60
24.60
30.10
56.70
37.30
22.30
35.80
50.70
121.00
84.40
116.00
142.70
123.70
181.90
102.80
100.60
50.00
74.30
93.20
109.30
116.70
220.10
236.83
272.66
262.42
187.53
239.47
518.59
763.67
488.33
328.74
250.67
233.02
270.75
—
8.40
3.40
3.20
10.40
15.10
4.20
5.20
10.60
38.40
25.70
15.40
40.20
35.40
41.60
47.10
44.60
36.60
17.40
20.20
21.20
14.20
9.40
18.00
40.38
68.90
59.39
92.40
103.74
156.52
155.72
136.01
96.62
144.24
82.66
94.92
144.98
6.20
6.40
12.20
22.00
30.40
3.90
8.00
27.20
55.60
50.20
13.70
10.50
36.50
85.40
51.60
34.20
15.00
19.50
28.70
21.00
18.40
38.10
24.00
51.92
105.94
96.80
141.31
143.96
82.08
216.00
146.22
60.19
109.56
56.07
62.15
84.59
22.80
32.00
22.20
34.20
19.70
11.70
18.10
28.00
93.40
72.60
75.90
83.10
103.00
109.50
227.90
306.50
238.00
49.50
30.00
52.10
77.70
93.90
81.20
98.28
87.51
138.53
219.92
176.17
524.91
376.68
175.10
107.67
109.04
74.99
93.23
139.46
19.10
20.60
21.80
35.60
45.10
20.50
20.60
49.00
99.20
110.80
68.50
78.10
89.20
111.70
197.10
208.00
162.00
44.60
61.90
61.20
50.00
74.10
103.70
161.86
222.47
203.04
164.10
164.68
363.66
334.80
291.84
221.28
191.38
101.41
77.69
158.32
15.90
16.20
53.90
22.40
40.10
14.70
17.20
67.50
146.80
217.00
119.20
160.30
149.60
206.60
329.10
301.00
168.70
101.90
88.70
186.60
123.70
156.30
192.40
259.18
158.06
266.30
284.94
231.76
367.31
363.51
86.56
497.17
1,174.33
268.01
196.44
560.04
8.90
9.20
8.50
18.30
30.40
10.90
5.30
13.50
53.90
11.00
5.80
20.30
62.10
56.40
90.50
43.60
69.70
37.50
31.80
42.50
50.60
48.50
46.30
80.74
132.73
141.66
94.24
258.95
352.47
482.19
271.48
217.49
156.28
218.60
278.23
65.16
20.90
28.80
20.40
38.60
46.10
15.10
24.60
100.20
81.40
136.20
117.70
105.60
128.90
122.50
211.30
241.80
147.30
28.40
42.40
92.60
57.60
84.30
101.90
134.21
203.00
407.83
279.49
193.34
341.51
449.81
285.36
204.30
227.50
165.08
273.58
—
10.20
12.40
12.90
31.20
42.60
11.80
12.20
33.00
73.80
80.90
45.10
55.00
85.10
99.10
189.80
167.90
103.80
40.00
58.30
43.50
41.20
47.70
63.70
89.94
149.42
161.08
142.37
183.42
333.72
250.13
217.78
139.36
128.18
84.17
127.35
97.38
Source: Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pacific Northwest Region; includes Oregon and Washington and a small portion of northern California.
27.50
31.50
28.00
42.40
58.80
26.70
30.10
53.20
102.80
142.40
101.60
113.20
153.80
185.00
270.00
285.50
230.60
80.20
112.50
94.60
101.40
127.90
161.50
206.40
268.37
330.00
224.61
309.12
407.96
394.14
295.34
231.78
240.46
139.30
180.67
120.63
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