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July to September 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 July to September 2007 is out: 370 price lines across 16 of 80 management units and 25 species.

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

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

Of the 278 state sales opened this quarter, 232 sold and 46 drew no bid — 17% — with 3.0 bidders on a sold sale on average.

The previous quarter (Apr–Jun 2007) opened 290 sales, 76 no-bid — 26%; the same quarter a year earlier (Jul–Sep 2006) opened 137, 38 no-bid — 28%.

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

What this edition holds

Price lines370reported in this edition
Management units16 of 80reported a price line
Species25with at least one line
State sales opened278232 sold · 46 drew no bid

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