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July to September 2022

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 2022 is out: 501 price lines across 16 of 80 management units and 27 species.

The Michigan Timber Index for sawtimber moved down this quarter; pulpwood moved down.

Up statewide: white pine, basswood, mixed oak sawtimber. Down: beech, sugar maple, paper birch.

Up statewide: white pine, balsam fir, paper birch pulpwood. Down: tamarack.

Of the 149 state sales opened this quarter, 128 sold and 21 drew no bid — 14% — with 3.2 bidders on a sold sale on average.

The previous quarter (Apr–Jun 2022) opened 149 sales, 17 no-bid — 11%; the same quarter a year earlier (Jul–Sep 2021) opened 145, 13 no-bid — 9%.

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

What this edition holds

Price lines501reported in this edition
Management units16 of 80reported a price line
Species27with at least one line
State sales opened149128 sold · 21 drew no bid

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