Pennsylvania Woodlands
TIMBER MARKET
REPORT
Courtesy of The Pennsylvania State University
Cooperative Extension
Pulpwood Stumpage…
Private and Other Public Pulpwood Stumpage
Hardwood Pulp ($/ton)
Region
Low
Avg
High
Northeast
*
$4.13
*
Southeast
*
$3.25
*
Northwest
$0.83
$2.15
$4.50
Southwest
*
$4.00
*
(n)#
2
2
13
2
Low
^
^
$0.83
^
Softwood Pulp ($/ton)
Avg
High
^
^
^
^
$4.25
$10.00
^
^
Bureau of Forestry Pulpwood Stumpage
Hardwood Pulp ($/ton)
Region
Low
Avg
High
Northeast
$1.62
$4.64
$13.29
Southeast
Northwest
$7.28
$7.92
$8.57
Southwest
$1.73
$4.85
$6.24
(n)#
9
0
3
5
Low
$2.14
Softwood Pulp ($/ton)
Avg
High
$6.71
$17.51
$9.59
$2.28
^ No prices are reported for samples with only a single respondent.
$10.44
$6.28
$11.30
$8.23
(n)#
1
1
6
1
(n)#
9
0
3
5
* Ranges are not reported for samples with fewer than three respondents.
Northeast
Northwest
$1,000
$1,000
$800
$800
$600
$600
$400
$400
$200
$200
$0
$0
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
Southeast
$800
Jan-Mar
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
Southwest
$600
$700
Apr-Jun
$500
$600
$500
$400
$400
$300
$300
$200
$200
$100
$100
$0
$0
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
Jan-Mar
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
Pennsylvania Woodlands
TIMBER MARKET REPORT
January-March 2015
Stumpage Prices
($ per MBF International 1/4")
Species by Region
Minus 1 Std Dev
Average
Plus 1 Std Dev
N#
NORTHEAST
Northern Red Oak
White Oak
Mixed Oak
Black Cherry
White Ash
Hard Maple
Soft Maple
Yellow-Poplar
Misc. Hardwoods
White Pine
Hemlock
$377
$285
$277
$146
$189
$340
$171
$196
$39
$62
$24
$483
$407
$358
$659
$280
$428
$257
$259
$53
$181
$137
$588
$529
$439
$1,173
$370
$516
$343
$321
$66
$300
$250
12
11
11
4
5
3
13
4
2
2
3
SOUTHEAST
Northern Red Oak
White Oak
Mixed Oak
Black Cherry
White Ash
Hard Maple
Soft Maple
Yellow-poplar
Misc. Hardwoods
White Pine
Hemlock
$480
$368
$344
$674
$356
$0
$210
$303
$192
$0
$0
$584
$464
$445
$695
$370
$560
$262
$360
$226
$0
$0
$688
$561
$546
$715
$384
$0
$314
$417
$260
$0
$0
6
6
6
2
2
1
3
2
6
0
0
NORTHWEST
Northern Red Oak
White Oak
Mixed Oak
Black Cherry
White Ash
Hard Maple
Soft Maple
Yellow-poplar
Misc. Hardwoods
White Pine
Hemlock
$273
$237
$0
$443
$209
$223
$176
$74
$21
$25
$2
$450
$383
$506
$745
$286
$354
$263
$124
$80
$57
$67
$627
$529
$1,171
$1,047
$364
$486
$350
$173
$140
$89
$133
14
8
11
19
11
12
19
10
14
5
7
SOUTHWEST
Northern Red Oak
White Oak
Mixed Oak
Black Cherry
White Ash
Hard Maple
Soft Maple
Yellow-poplar
Misc. Hardwoods
White Pine
Hemlock
$359
$359
$188
$256
$80
$123
$122
$131
$9
$13
$23
$479
$451
$321
$416
$219
$303
$227
$221
$97
$64
$39
$599
$542
$454
$576
$358
$484
$333
$312
$186
$115
$55
8
6
8
6
4
4
7
6
4
2
2
#n is the number of responses used to calculate the price statistics.
Conversion Factors:
Doyle Price = 1.695 x International 1/4" Price | Scribner Price=1.159 x International 1/4" Price