Abstract
In 2009, industrial roundwood output from South Carolina’s forests totaled 564.2 million cubic feet, 8 percent less than in 2007. Mill byproducts generated from primary manufacturers decreased 24 percent to 133.2 million cubic feet. All plant residues were used, primarily for fuel and fiber products. Pulpwood was the leading roundwood product at 338.1 million cubic feet; saw logs ranked second at 148.9 million cubic feet; composite panels were third at 34.7 million cubic feet. The number of primary processing plants totaled 77 in 2009. Total receipts declined 4 percent to 547.3 million cubic feet.
Keywords
FIA,
pulpwood,
residues,
roundwood,
saw logs,
veneer logs,
wood movement
Citation
Johnson, Tony G.; Adams, Tim O. 2011. South Carolina’s timber industry - an assessment of timber product output and use, 2009. Resour. Bull. SRS–174. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 27 p.