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October to December 2006

A quarterly summary of timber-price trends, reporting coverage and state timber-sale activity. Detailed prices and calculations are available to subscribers.

The MI DNR stumpage price report for October to December 2006 is out: 226 price lines across 14 of 80 management units and 18 species.

The Michigan Timber Index for sawtimber has no reading for this quarter; pulpwood has a reading this quarter but none for the quarter before, so no direction.

There is no quarter a year earlier on the record to compare with, so nothing is listed as moved.

Of the 104 state sales opened this quarter, 75 sold and 29 drew no bid — 28% — with 2.5 bidders on a sold sale on average.

The previous quarter (Jul–Sep 2006) opened 137 sales, 38 no-bid — 28%; the same quarter a year earlier (Oct–Dec 2005) opened 148, 10 no-bid — 7%.

The figures behind every line — every price, every receipt — are in the record at stumpage.net.

What this edition holds

Price lines226reported in this edition
Management units14 of 80reported a price line
Species18with at least one line
State sales opened10475 sold · 29 drew no bid

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