What the Market Will Bear
Stumpage prices vary
tremendously, depending on a wide variety of factors, such as: timber quality, distance to market,
accessibility of property, sale volume, market demand, season, skid distance,
landowner requirements, method of
sale (e.g., competitively bid, or directly negotiated; see the article below) and logging costs. Results of a study examining the
range of stumpage prices offered through a competitive bid process are
presented in an article appearing in the Woodland Steward, published by
the Massachusetts Forestry Association (P.O. Box 1096,
Jackson Street, Belchertown, Massachusetts
01007-1096; 413 323-7326).
by Dave Kittredge and Bill Haslam. Woodland Steward, Winter 1999-2000, p.3-4. Presented with permission of the Massachusetts Forestry Association.
