Alabama’s timber industry - an assessment of timber product output and use, 2009

James Bentley; Tony Johnson; Brian Hendricks

doi:10.2737/SRS-RB-176

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Alabama’s timber industry - an assessment of timber product output and use, 2009

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Authors:

James Bentley, Tony Johnson, Brian Hendricks

Year:

2011

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-RB-176

Source:

Resour. Bull. SRS–176. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 31 p.

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Abstract

In 2009, roundwood output from Alabama’s forests totaled 803.3 million cubic feet. Mill byproducts generated from primary manufacturers amounted to 216.8 million cubic feet. Almost all plant residues were used primarily for fuel and fiber products. Pulpwood was the leading roundwood product at 515.1 million cubic feet; saw logs ranked second at 228.3 million cubic feet; other industrial was third at 30.9 million cubic feet. The number of primary processing plants was 120. Total receipts amounted to 847.6 million cubic feet.

Keywords

FIA, pulpwood, residues, roundwood, saw logs, veneer logs, wood movement

Citation

Bentley, James W.; Johnson, Tony G.; Hendricks, Brian. 2011. Alabama’s timber industry - an assessment of timber product output and use, 2009. Resour. Bull. SRS–176. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 31 p.