Wisconsin timber industry an assessment of timber product output and use, 1999

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by  Reading, William H

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Wisconsin Timber
—
An
Industry
Assessment Timber
of
Product Output and
999
Use,
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William H. Reading, IV and James W. Whipple
North Central Research Station
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Forest Service U.S. Department ofAgriculture
1992 Folwell Avenue -
,
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
2003
www.ncrs.fs.fed.us
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FOREWORD
This bulletin reports findings of a survey of all primary wood-using mills in Wisconsin in
1999 and details the industry's size and composition, its use of roundwood, and its
generation and disposition of wood residues. Such detailed information is necessary
for intelligent planning and decisionmaking in wood procurement, forest resource
management, forest industry development, and forest research.
Special thanks are given to the primary wood-using firms that responded to the survey
and to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for canvassing the respon-
dents. Their cooperation is greatly appreciated.
All volumes are reported in product-specific standard units and/or cubicfeet. Volumes
reported by mills in nonstandard units were converted to standard units using regional
conversion factors. Reported trends and changes in the primary wood-using industry in
Wisconsin are based on comparisons with previous surveys of the State's primary
wood-using industry conducted in 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, and 1996. Row and
column data of tables may not sum due to rounding, but data in each table cell are
accurately displayed.

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CONTENTS
Highlights
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Primary Timber Industry Industrial Roundwood 1
Pulpwood 4
Saw Logs 5
Veneer Logs 6
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Other Products 6
Timber Removals 6
Harvest Residues 7
Primary Mill Residues 8
Regional Facts and Trends 10
Appendix
1
Study Methods 12
Definition of Terms 12
Common and Scientific Names of Tree Species Mentioned
in This Report 16
Table Titles 18
Tables 20

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Wisconsin Timber Industry An
Assessment of Timber Product
Output and Use, 999
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William H. Reading, IV and James W. Whipple
HIGHLIGHTS
mostofthe decrease. Hardwoodreceipts
decreasedbylessthan 1 percent.
PRIMARY TIMBER
• Hardw7oodsmade upnearlythree-quarters
INDUSTRY—INDUSTRIAL ofthe roundwrood processedbythe States About the Authors:
primarywood-usingindustryin 1999
ROUNDWOOD William H. Reading IV.
(table 2). Thisis essentiallyunchanged
Forester,receivedaB.S. in
from 1996. forestmanagementin 1988
• The numberoflarge sawmills (mills andanM.S. in forestry/
sawingmore than 5 millionboard feet/ • In 1999, 369.7 millioncubic feetof forestmensurationin 1992
year) increased from34 to 38 between industrialroundwoodwereharvested from from NorthernArizona
1996 and 1999 (table 1, fig. 1). At the Wisconsinforests (table 3). This figureisa University Heworkedasa
same time, thenumberofmedium-size slightincrease from 1996when359.4 consultantforesterfrom
1992 toSeptember2000and
sawmills (mills sawingbetween 1 million millioncubic feetwereharvested. joined theUSDAForest
and 5 millionboard feet/year) fellfrom ServiceinSeptember2000.
106 to 73 (table 1, fig. 1). The numberof • Onlyfourspeciesgroups, whichac- Hehasworkedforthe
small sawmills (mills sawinglessthan 1 countedfor 10 millioncubicfeetormore ForestInventor}-and
millionboard feet/year) increased from ofharvestvolume,hadchangesinharvest AnalysisUnitat theNorth
115 to 197 (table 1, fig. 1). volume of±10 percentormorebetween CentralResearch Station
1996 and 1999. Thesewerejackpine (-10 since thattime.
• In 1999,Wisconsin'sprimarywood- percent), redpine (+13 percent), soft
James W. Whipple,Wood
usingindustryprocessedmore than371 maple (+32 percent), andhardmaple (+15
— UtilizationSpecialist,
millioncubic feetofroundwood percent) (table 3). The overallincreasein
receivedhisB.S. inforestry
decrease of6percent from 1996levels harvestvolume forallspecieswas 3 from MichiganTechnologi-
(table 2, fig. 2). percentbetween 1996 and 1999. calUniversityin 1964. He
joined theWisconsin
• Industrialroundwood receiptsby • In 1999, the percentage ofindustrial Department ofNatural
saw-mill'sincreasedby 1 percentoverall roundwoodharvested to produce sawlogs Resourcesasa field forester
between 1996 and 1999 (table 2). andpulpw-'oodwasvirtuallyunchanged inJuly 1964andhasbeena
Receiptsofsoftwoodroundwoodby from 1996. Infact, the harvestlevelhas UtilizationSpecialistsince
1970.
sawmillsincreasedby23 percentwhile beenbasicallystable since the 1988 survey
hardwoodreceipts droppedby 2 percent. (table 3, fig. 3).
• Industrialroundwood receiptsby • Seventypercentofthe total industrial
pulpwoodmillsdecreasedby 7 percent roundwood productionwasharvested from
overallbetween 1996and 1999 (table 2). theNortheastand NorthwestUnits (table
Receiptsofsoftwood roundwood 3, fig. 4). Afurther21 percentcame from
decreasedby 19 percent, accountingfor the CentralUnit.
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NORTHWEST
UNIT
NORTHEAST
UNIT
SOUTHEAST
UNIT
Figure 1. Location andnumberofprimary wood-usingmills in Wisconsin, 1999.
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