Softwood lumber prices for evaluation of small diameter timber stands in the Intermountain West.

John T. Chmelik; Roger D. Fight; R. James Barbour

doi:10.2737/FPL-RN-270

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Softwood lumber prices for evaluation of small diameter timber stands in the Intermountain West.

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Authors:

John T. Chmelik, Roger D. Fight, R. James Barbour

Year:

1999

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RN-270

Source:

(Research note FPL ; RN-0270):4 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

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Abstract

This paper reports prices for aggregations of lumber grades that are representative of the quality and volume of lumber produced from small-diameter timber stands in the Intermountain West area encompassing Idaho and Montana and land east of the Cascade Mountain range in Oregon and Washington. Price data are reported for Douglas Fir1Larch, Hem1Fir, ponderosa pine, and lodgepole pine. Forest managers can use the grade aggregations in conjunction with the Financial Evaluation of Ecosystem Management Activities (FEEMA) software to evaluate silvicultural treatments for small-diameter timber stands.

Keywords

Softwoods, Timber trade, Lumber, Market prices, Economic evaluation, Computer software, Western states of USA

Citation

Chmelik, John T.; Fight, Roger D.; Barbour, R. James. 1999. Softwood lumber prices for evaluation of small diameter timber stands in the Intermountain West. (Research note FPL ; RN-0270):4 p. : ill. ; 28 cm