Missouri Timber News Area
Published timber prices are based on a rolling average of reports received over the last four issues - that is, one year. Refer to the column headed “# of Rpts.” to get a gauge of how accurate the average prices may be. (“# of Rpts.” refers to the number of sales including a particular species and may sum to more than the number of sales.) Changes since last quarter and last year should be read with caution as the number of reports varies each year and quarter. This report can only be used as a general guide for determining market value of timber. General market and economic conditions, as well as local considerations such as accessibility, terrain, sale size, and tree size and quality also affect the price paid.
Please see the map on page 7 for a definition of reporting regions, which we have renamed Doyle (North) and International (South).
In this issue, volumes are reported in International ¼" MBF Scale, Doyle MBF, and International ¼" board foot scale and Doyle board foot scale (depending on the region of the state). To convert volume from Int.-MBF to Doyle MBF, divide by 1.2. To convert prices from Int.-MBF to Doyle MBF, multiply by 1.2. To convert from MBF to BF (prices or volume), divide by 1,000.
Foresters reported stumpage prices resulting from 88 timber sales containing 120,029 MBF located throughout the state. There were 51 reports from Private lands and 37 reports from MDC lands. There were 73 reports from MDC foresters, 14 reports from Consultant foresters and 1 reports from Other foresters. We would particularly like to thank these Consulting Foresters for contributing their reports: Mr's. Suchland, Lohmann, Lumb, Yarnell, Dwyer, Enyart and Jenkins.
Prices included in this report are reported by foresters for either private land or stateland (MDC) timber sales. Timber prices received for timber sales on Mark Twain National Forest (USFS) can be obtained at the following website: http://www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/products/sold-harvest/cut-sold.shtml
The next quarterly edition of Timber Price Trends will also start incorporating USFS timber sales for your use and comparison.
Missouri Timber Price Trends tracks market prices for Stumpage. Reports on the Stumpage Market are received from Missouri Department of Conservation Resource Foresters and private consulting foresters. Stumpage refers to timber sold on the stump and does not reflect delivered mill prices. These reports should serve as a general guide to track stumpage prices. Landowners should not use this report to replace a timber inventory and marketing assistance as methods of conducting a sale. Missouri Department of Conservation Resource Foresters will be able to provide information on current, local market conditions. Details of all private sales and delivered prices are kept confidential.
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