Timber Bulletin May/Jun - Minnesota Forest Industries

On the MarketsThe Timber Bulletin publishesinformation regarding results of asampling of recent timber sales andother market indicators, as well asother market-related news items.Recent Timber SalesAverage Prices, as reportedby each agencyAgency Regular IntermediateSt. Louis CountyMay 16 – Oral AuctionAspenpulpwood $28.76 NABirchpulpwood $ 8.43 NABalsam firpulpwood $12.04 NABlack Sprucepulpwood $26.36 NA24 of the 28 tracts offeredduring the sale were purchased.DNR – Park Rapids AreaMay 20 – Sealed BidTrembling Aspen(WC) $29.90 NAOak Species(WMP) $24.51 NASpruce-Balsam(WMP) $29.87 NAPaper Birch(WC) $ 8.50 NAAll 10 tracts offered duringthe sale were purchased.DNR – Backus andDeer River AreasMay 20 – Sealed BidAspen Species(WC) $22.34 $26.89Trembling Aspen(WC) $36.41 $32.80Mixed Hardwoods(WMP) $10.36 NABlack Spruce(WC) NA $26.3117 of the 22 tracts offeredduring the sale were purchased.DNR – Backus andDeer River AreasMay 21 – Oral AuctionAspen Species(WC) $26.22 $24.86Trembling Aspen(WC) $29.60 $33.47Balsam Fir(WC) $11.75 $11.5312 of the 19 tracts offeredduring the sale were purchased.DNR – Park Rapids AreaMay 21 – Oral AuctionTrembling Aspen(WC) NA $23.71Norway Pine(WMP) NA $35.53Red Oak(WMP) NA $25.82Paper Birch(WC) NA $ 8.96Pine Species NA $28.54Spruce-Balsam(WMP) NA $18.19All 35 tracts offered duringthe sale were purchased.Cass CountyMay 30 – Sealed BidAspen $19.28 $23.58Red Oak $21.24 $21.65Maple $11.28 $12.52Birch $13.02 $13.0911 of 13 tracts offered onthe auction were purchased.Itasca CountyMay 30 – Oral AuctionAspen $25.87 NARed Pine $51.84 NAPaper Birch $12.40 NABalsam $18.03 NABlack Spruce $23.36 NA44 of the 46 tracts offered onthe auction were purchased.DNR – Blackduck &Deer River AreasJune 4 – Oral AuctionAspen Species(WC) $33.02 $27.95Tamarack(WC) $ 5.10 NAMixed Spruce(WMP) $22.32 $34.398 of 15 tracts offered duringthe sale were purchased.DNR – Tower AreaJune 4 – Oral AuctionTrembling Aspen(WC) $24.48 $19.67Mixed Spruce(WMP) $19.31 $16.12Pine Species(WMP) $37.49 $34.45Aspen Species(WC) $17.85 $29.5415 of 27 tracts offered duringthe sale were purchased.DNR – Bemidji AreaJune 5 – Oral AuctionAspen Species(WC) $31.64 $25.83Trembling Aspen(WC) $26.21 $33.85Mixed Hardwoods(WMP) $16.54 NAWhite Spruce(WMP) NA $13.5919 of 22 tracts offered duringthe sale were purchased.DNR – Cloquet AreaJune 6 – Oral AuctionAspen Species(WC) $19.79 $39.28Maple Species(WMP) $11.11 $21.35Trembling Aspen(WC) $17.85 $33.20Paper Birch32Timber Bulletin May/June 2013