Log Market Report
Northwest Management, Inc., specializes in intensive merchandising and marketing of forest products to capture optimum value. NMI publishes this quarterly Log Market Report that summarizes log prices from a large geographic area in the Northwest.
Services Include:
- Log Marketing
- Merchandising & Marketing of Forest Products
- Price Negotiation
- Analysis of Price Proposals
- Sole Bid Mediator
- Quarterly Log Market ReportMarket Overview
Market Overview
Delivered log prices improved over the last quarter. The Random Lengths Lumber Composite Price has softened in the last two weeks, but still is good. The ponderosa pine market is strong and the outlook for the next few months is good. Tonwood prices and pulp prices remain steady.
Montana, North Idaho, Eastern Washington
Log Market Report
2nd Quarter 2010
Price Ranges For Domestic And Export Delivered Logs ($/mbf)
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Market Area (County)
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Species
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Domestic Prices
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Present Quarter
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Last Quarter
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Area 1
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Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Ferry
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DF,WL |
245-340 |
210-315 |
| GF, AF, WH |
240-340 |
210-315 |
| WP |
245-400 |
200-250 |
| PP |
240-380 |
225-360 |
| SP |
240-335 |
210-315 |
| RC |
350-700 |
450-725 |
| LP |
240-335 |
210-315 |
| pulp |
18-33/ton |
17-35/ton |
| tonwood |
45/ton |
45/ton |
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Area 2
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Benewah, Latah, Nez Perce, Whitman, Asotin, Columbia, and Lewiston & Clarkston Port Districts
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DF, WL |
290-360 |
185-275 |
| GF, WH |
380-360 |
175-275 |
| WP |
260-385 |
225-375 |
| PP |
200-450 |
185-425 |
| SP |
200-360 |
185-300 |
| RC |
200-575 |
225-550 |
| LP |
200-360 |
185-300 |
| pulp |
29-31/ton |
30-32/ton |
| Tonwood |
40/ton |
37/ton |
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Area 3
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Clearwater, Idaho, Adams, and Valley
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DF, WL |
285-360 |
235-325 |
| GF, WH |
280-360 |
225-310 |
| WP |
250-300 |
250 |
| PP |
230-300 |
220-300 |
| SP |
250-300 |
225-290 |
| RC |
300-650 |
300-600 |
| LP |
250-300 |
225-290 |
| Tonwood |
--- |
--- |
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Area 4
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Western Montana
(Counties west of Interstate 15)
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DF, WL |
240-300 |
200-275 |
| GF, WH |
175-300 |
175-275 |
| PP |
225-300 |
225-260 |
| SP |
225-300 |
225-275 |
| RC |
--- |
--- |
| LP |
225-300 |
200-275 |
| pulp |
--- |
31/ton |
| tonwood |
--- |
--- |
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Area 5
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Eastern Montana
(Counties east of Interstate 15)
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DF |
250 |
250 |
| SP |
250 |
250 |
| LP |
250 |
250 |
DF=Douglas-fir, WL=Western larch, GF=Grand fir, AF=Alpine fir, WH=Western hemlock
WP=White pine, SP=Engelmann spruce, PP=Ponderosa pine, RC=Western red cedar,
LP=Lodgepole pine |
Keeping on Top of the Market
Northwest Management, Inc. (NMI) markets their Client's forest products to mills through a competitive bidding process. This competitive bid allows NMI to maximize the return a Landowner can expect from the sale of their forest products. Since 1990, bid prices are significantly higher than prices offered by mills in this region.
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