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April to June 2026

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 April to June 2026 is out: 398 price lines across 13 of 80 management units and 24 species.

The Michigan Timber Index for sawtimber moved up this quarter; pulpwood held steady.

Up statewide: mixed oak, red pine, red maple sawtimber. Down: basswood, sugar maple.

Up statewide: red pine, balsam fir, jack pine pulpwood. Down: tamarack, paper birch, mixed spruce.

Of the 95 state sales opened this quarter, 74 sold and 21 drew no bid — 22% — with 2.0 bidders on a sold sale on average.

The previous quarter (Jan–Mar 2026) opened 118 sales, 47 no-bid — 40%; the same quarter a year earlier (Apr–Jun 2025) opened 191, 80 no-bid — 42%.

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

What this edition holds

Price lines398reported in this edition
Management units13 of 80reported a price line
Species24with at least one line
State sales opened9574 sold · 21 drew no bid

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