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January to March 2007

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 January to March 2007 is out: 274 price lines across 14 of 80 management units and 18 species.

The Michigan Timber Index for sawtimber has no reading for this quarter; pulpwood moved down.

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

Of the 171 state sales opened this quarter, 125 sold and 46 drew no bid — 27% — with 2.6 bidders on a sold sale on average.

The previous quarter (Oct–Dec 2006) opened 104 sales, 29 no-bid — 28%; the same quarter a year earlier (Jan–Mar 2006) opened 140, 7 no-bid — 5%.

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

What this edition holds

Price lines274reported in this edition
Management units14 of 80reported a price line
Species18with at least one line
State sales opened171125 sold · 46 drew no bid

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