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Timber Prices: 2013-Present

The Mississippi Timber Price Report (MTPR) is a quarterly survey of stumpage timber prices in Mississippi. It is developed to provide a picture of timber market activity. The state average prices for common forest products are listed. Values given are offered as a guide to help individuals assess the fair market value of their timber. The average price should not be applied as the exact value for a particular tract.

Reports are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you do not have Adobe's Acrobat Reader, you may download the free software for your browser directly from Adobe's web site.

2022

1st Quarter Price Report - PDF
2nd Quarter Price Report - PDF
3rd Quarter Price Report - PDF
4th Quarter Price Report - PDF

2021

1st Quarter Price Report - PDF
2nd Quarter Price Report - PDF
3rd Quarter Price Report - PDF
4th Quarter Price Report - PDF

2020

1st Quarter Price Report - PDF
2nd Quarter Price Report - PDF
3rd Quarter Price Report - PDF 
4th Quarter Price Report - PDF

2019

1st Quarter Price-Report - PDF
2nd Quarter Price-Report - PDF
3rd Quarter Price Report - PDF
4th Quarter Price Report - PDF 

2018

1st Quarter Price-Report - PDF
2nd Quarter Price-Report - PDF
3rd Quarter Price Report - PDF
4th Quarter Price Report - PDF

2017
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4thQuarter

2016
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter

2015
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter

2014
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter

2013
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
 

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News

Sunlight trickles through a stand of timber.
Filed Under: Natural Resources, Forestry, Forest Economics, Timber Prices, Timber Harvest December 19, 2022

RAYMOND, Miss. -- An increase in both the amount of timber harvested and delivered wood prices landed Mississippi’s forestry industry in third place among the state’s agricultural commodities. At an estimated production value of $1.3 billion, timber is up 15% from 2021. Poultry and soybeans ranked first and second, generating an estimated value of $3.8 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, in 2022.

A stack of logs.
Filed Under: Natural Resources, Forestry, Forest Economics, Timber Prices, Timber Harvest July 6, 2022

RAYMOND, Miss. -- Mississippi has gained new timber mills over the last 18months, and producers have seen timber prices rise since last year.

A front end loader.
Filed Under: Forestry, Forestry Impacts, Timber Prices, Timber Harvest December 21, 2021

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Forestry is the third largest agricultural commodity in Mississippi for the second straight year with a production value of nearly $1.29 billion in 2021, up 5.7% over last year.

A large, yellow machine lifts downed trees to load onto a log truck.
Filed Under: Timber Prices, Timber Harvest June 29, 2021

Although construction costs are through the roof timber prices have not kept pace, and Mississippi forest landowners are waiting for improved markets. Shaun Tanger, a forestry economics specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said the recent increase in construction costs is a demand-side phenomena.

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Filed Under: Agriculture, Corn, Cotton, Rice, Soybeans, Poultry, Timber Prices December 18, 2019

In 2019, Mississippi’s agricultural industry faced the prospect of dipping below $7 billion for the first time in eight years, but federal payments pushed its value up enough to post a slight gain over 2018.

The estimated value of Mississippi agriculture in 2019 is $7.39 billion, a 0.2% gain from last year’s $7.37 billion. Included in the total is an estimated $628 million in government payments, the largest amount of federal assistance Mississippi producers have seen since 2006

Success Stories

A man wearing a bright yellow button-up shirt leans against a large truck and rests one hand in his blue jean pocket.
Trees, Natural Resources, Forestry, Forestry Impacts, Timber Prices, Timber Harvest
Volume 8 Number 1

Annual forestry show gathers industry, highlights best logging practices

Year after year, the Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show attracts thousands of visitors. Canceled in 2020, as most large gatherings were because of the COVID pandemic, the show opened in 2021 with about 3,500 former and new attendees ready to discover the latest forestry equipment, safety guidelines, and timber-harvesting methods.

A white-haired male wearing a denim shirt and jeans stands beside a tree and smiles.
Lawn and Garden, Trees, Natural Resources, Forestry, Forest Economics, Timber Prices, Forest Management, Agroforestry, Timber Harvest
Volume 4 Number 3

During his tenure as an engineer at Boeing, Ottis Bullock helped build machines that went into the air and to the moon, but he always had an interest in the trees that grew from the ground where he came of age.

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