Oregon’s forest products industry and timber harvest, 2008: industry trends and impacts of the Great Recession through 2010

Charles B. Gale; Charles E. Keegan; Erik C. Berg; Jean Daniels; Glenn Christensen; Colin B. Sorenson; Todd A. Morgan; Paul Polzin

doi:10.2737/PNW-GTR-868

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Oregon’s forest products industry and timber harvest, 2008: industry trends and impacts of the Great Recession through 2010

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Authors:

Charles B. Gale, Charles E. Keegan, Erik C. Berg, Jean Daniels, Glenn Christensen, Colin B. Sorenson, Todd A. Morgan, Paul Polzin

Year:

2012

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-868

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-868. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 55 p

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Abstract

This report traces the flow of Oregon’s 2008 timber harvest through the primary timber processing industry and provides a description of the structure, operation, and condition of Oregon’s forest products industry as a whole. It is the second in a series of reports that update the status of the industry every 5 years. Based on a census conducted in 2009 and 2010, we provide detailed information about the industry in 2008, and discuss historical changes as well as more recent trends in harvest, production, and sales. To convey the severe market and economic conditions that existed in 2008, 2009, and 2010, we also provide updated information on the industry and its inputs and outputs through 2010.

Keywords

Oregon forest products industry, timber harvest, timber receipts, log flow, timber-processing capacity, lumber overrun, mill residue, employment

Citation

Gale, Charles B.; Keegan, Charles E., III; Berg, Erik C.; Daniels, Jean; Christensen, Glenn A.; Sorenson, Colin B.; Morgan, Todd A.; Polzin, Paul. 2012. Oregon’s forest products industry and timber harvest, 2008: industry trends and impacts of the Great Recession through 2010. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-868. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 55 p.