North Carolinas Timber Industry An Assessment Of Timber Product Output And Use 2003

This report contains the findings of a 2003 canvas of all primary wood-using plants in North Carolina, and presents changes in product output and residue use since 2001. It complements the Forest Inventory and Analysis periodic inventory of volume and removals from the State's timberland.

In 1999, industrial roundwood output from North Carolina's forests totaled 793 million cubic feet, 9 percent less than in 1997. Mill byproducts generated from primary manufacturers increased 1 percent to 311 million cubic feet. Almost all plant residues were used primarily for fuel and fiber products. Saw logs were the leading roundwood product at 422 million cubic feet; pulpwood ranked second at 272 million cubic feet; veneer logs were third at 61 million cubic feet. The number of primary processing plants declined from 280 in 1997 to 278 in 1999. Total receipts declined 2 million cubic feet to 769 million cubic feet.

This report contains the findings of a 2005 canvass of all primary wood-using plains in North Carolina, and presents changes in product output and residue use since 2003. It complements the forest Forest Inventory and Analysis periodic inventory of volume and removals from the State's timberland.

In 2003, industrial roundwood output from the Souths forests totaled 8.2 billion cubic feet, 6 percent less than in 1999. Mill byproducts generated from primary manufacturers increased 1 percent to 3.2 billion cubic feet. Almost all plant residues were used primarily for fuel and fiber products. Saw logs were the leading roundwood product at 3.7 billion cubic feet; pulpwood ranked second at 3.3 billion cubic feet; veneer logs were third at 830 million cubic feet. The number of primary processing plants declined from 2,551 in 1999 to 2,281 in 2003. Total receipts declined 5 percent to 8.3 billion cubic feet.

In 2005, industrial roundwood output from North Carolina's forests totaled 784 million cubic feet, 1 percent more than in 2003. Mill byproducts generated from primary manufacturers declined 3 percent to 306 million cubic feet. Almost all plant residues were used primarily for fuel and fiber products. Saw logs were the leading roundwood product at 400 million cubic feet; pulpwood ranked second at 274 million cubic feet; veneer logs were third at 60 million cubic feet. The number of primary processing plants declined from 235 in 2003 to 180 in 2005. Total receipts increased 9 million cubic feet to 751 million cubic feet.

In 1994, volume of roundwood products removed from North Carolina's forests totaled 848 million cubic feet-8 percent more than in 1992. Mill byproducts generated from primary manufacturers increased 8 percent to 297 million cubic feet. Almost all of the plant residues were used, mostly for fuel and fiber products. Saw logs and pulpwood were the leading roundwood products at 384 and 359 million cubic feet, respectively; veneer logs were third with 83 million cubic feet. The number of primary processing plants declined from 357 in 1992 to 322 in 1994. Total receipts increased 5 percent to 773 million cubic feet.