Estimating sawmill processing capacity for Tongass timber.

Kenneth A. Kilborn; Daniel J. Parrent; Robert D. Housley

doi:10.2737/PNW-RN-545

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Estimating sawmill processing capacity for Tongass timber.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Kenneth A. Kilborn, Daniel J. Parrent, Robert D. Housley

Year:

2004

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RN-545

Source:

Res. Note. PNW-RN-545. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 16 p.

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Abstract

In spring 2001 and 2003, sawmill capacity and utilization information was collected directly from 20 producers (usually the largest and most active) in southeast Alaska. The estimated mill capacity in southeast Alaska for calendar year (CY) 2000 was 501,850 thousand board feet (MBF) (log scale) and for CY 2002 was 453,850 MBF (log scale). The actual production by these mills for CY 2000 was 87,117 MBF (log scale) and for CY 2002 was 39,701.6 MBF (log scale).

Keywords

Alaska sawmills, lumber capacity

Citation

Kilborn, Kenneth A.; Parrent, Daniel J.; Housley, Robert D. 2004. Estimating sawmill processing capacity for Tongass timber. Res. Note. PNW-RN-545. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 16 p.