Labor for thinning--trends and prospects

Abstract

The labor supply for timber harvesting has been a chronic issue for the southern pulp and paper industry since the mid-1950s. Whenever woodyard inventories drop substantially below desired levels, a renewed chorus of "Wood Labor Crisis" laments the dwindling labor force in a time of rising wood needs. Now that large acreages of pine plantations are reaching merchantability on the southern wood supply scene, the labor supply for thinning naturally becomes a concern.

Citation

Granskog, James E. 1980. Labor for thinning--trends and prospects. Thinning southern pine plantations: integrating economics and biology. (March 1980, Long Beach, Miss.) p.105-116. Southern Forest Economics Workers