Authors: ​John Perez-Garcia and Scott Marshall ​Executive SummaryThe study examines where excess wood exists, how much can be imported to the US, and what opportunities exists for US investments overseas.  The study begins with an examination of global demand.  Data on global consumption of industrial roundwood reveals a structural break in consumption patterns during the early […]

Authors: ​Craig Buhler, David G. Briggs ​SummaryAlthough comprising a small fraction of the forest resource in the Pacific Northwest (PNS), the region’s hardwoods are becoming an increasingly important sector in terms of both domestic and overseas markets.  This has occurred despite a generally negative attitude among foresters and the general public.  This attitude has been fostered […]

Authors: ​Gerard F. Schreuder and Erik T. Anderson ​SummaryInitial world trade in pulpwood had been confined to trade in pulp logs, which for the most part were regional flows such as between European and Scandinavian countries.  However, beginning in the early 1960s a market began to develop for pulpwood, not in the round wood form but […]

Author: Daniel W. Bagger and Thomas R. Waggener SummaryForest Products is one of the major industries in the Washington State economy.  In 1984 the timber industry employed 56.4 thousand people, and generated gross revenues in excess of 3 billion dollars (U.S.).  During the last several years, this industry has been experiencing a transition as both […]