Production and receipts of veneer logs in the Southeastern and Midsouth States, 1988

Abstract

Veneer-log production in the 12 Southern States totaled 4.7 billion board feet in 1988, up 11 percent from 1984. In 1988, 151 mills in the south received 4.7 billion board feet of veneer logs. In 1988 imports of veneer logs into the South exceeded exports by 17 million board feet. Yellow pines make up 90 percent of the South.s harvest of veneer logs. Ninety percent of receipts are used in the manufacture of pine plywood.

Citation

Tansey, John B.; May, Dennis M. 1991. Production and receipts of veneer logs in the Southeastern and Midsouth States, 1988. Resour. Bull. SE-121. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 11 p.