Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Log Prices
FOREST INDUSTRY
- Industry Outlook
- Regional Reports
- Fire Hazard
- Log Prices/Logging Costs
- Wages and Production
- Timber Capacity
- Logging Utilization
- Biomass Research
Contact:
Todd Morgan
Director Forest Industry Research
Jason Brandt
Assistant Director Forest Industry Research
CONTACT
Bureau of Business and
Economic Research
School of Business Administration
Gallagher Business Building,
Suite 231
32 Campus Drive #6840
Missoula, MT 9812-6340
Patrick Barkey
Bureau Director
Larry Gianchetta
Business School Dean
LOG PRICES
Under the sponsorship of the Inland Northwest Forest Products Research Consortium, the Bureau maintains a system to provide current mill-delivered prices for logs in Montana. These prices are based on quarterly surveys of Montana timber-processing plants. Sawlog prices are reported quarterly by product type and species. Past specialty log price reports are also avialable.
Choose a year and quarter, and hit the View button to see the report.
The Bureau is conducting a logging cost survey to characterize Montana and North Idaho Timber harvest costs. This study will conclude in 2009. Preliminary results were presented in a poster at the 2009 Society of American Foresters National Conference: Estimating Harvesting Costs (pdf).
Choose a year and quarter, and hit the View button to see the report.
The Bureau is conducting a logging cost survey to characterize Montana and North Idaho Timber harvest costs. This study will conclude in 2009. Preliminary results were presented in a poster at the 2009 Society of American Foresters National Conference: Estimating Harvesting Costs (pdf).
Logging cost bibiography
- Keegan, C.E., M.J. Niccolucci, C.E. Fiedler, G.J. Jones, and R.W. Regel. 2002. Harvest Cost Collection Approaches and Assorted Equations for Restoration Treatments on National Forests. Forest Products Journal 52(7/8):96-99.
- Keegan, C.E., C.E. Fiedler, and D.P. Wichman. 1995. Costs Associated With Harvest Activities for Major Harvest Systems in Montana. Forest Products Journal 45(7/8):78-82.
- Keegan, C.E., C.E. Fiedler, and F.J. Stewart. 1995. Costs of timber harvest under traditional and 'New Forestry' silvicultural prescriptions. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 10(1):36-42.