United States

Department of

Agrlcult,ure

Forest Service

Changes in Florida’s Industrial

Roundwood Products Output,

1987-1989

Southeastern Forest

Experiment Station

Resource Bulletin Edgar L. Davenport

SE-1 25
The Author

Edgar L. Davenport is a Resource

Technician, Forest Inventory and

Analysis, Southeastern Forest

Experiment Station, Asheville, NC.

December 1991

Southeastern Forest Experiment Station

P.O. Box 2680

Asheville, North Carolina 28802
Changes in Florida’s Industrial

Roundwood Products Output,

1987-1989

Edgar L. Davenport

Highlights

Between 1987 and 1989 Florida’s output of roundwood

products increased by about 3 million cubic feet to

almost 483 million cubic feet. Pulpwood accounted for

61 percent a.nd saw logs for 29 percent of total output

in 1989.

Florida’s out,put of softwood saw logs declined by

almost 1 percent, and the State’s output of veneer

logs declined by, 28 percent.

The number of primary roundwood-using plants

operating in Florida decreased from 143 to 127. The

number of mills producing sawn lumber declined from

97 to 85.

The number of plants manufacturing mulch, poles,

posts, or miscella.neous industrial timber products

decreased from 31 to 28.

Out.put of byproducts decreased from 170 million cubic

feet t.o 181 million cubic feet. Only 2GG thousand

cubic feet (less than 1 percent) of residues were not

utilized. Residues were used mainly for industrial fuel

and in the manufxture of fiber products.

Changes in Florida’s Industrial

Roundwood Products Output,

1987-1989

Background and Study Methods

FIA (Forest Inventory and Analysis) periodically surveys

all primary wood-using plants in Florida to determine

the amount and source of wood receipk, timber

product drain by count,y, and interstate movement of

industrial roundwood products. Out-of-State mills

using Florida’s timber are also canvassed. Each mill is

canvassed by mail or persona.1 contact. These studies

are a cooperative project of the Sout,heastern Forest

Experiment Station in the USDA Forest Service and

the Division of Forestry in the Florida Department

of Agriculture and Consumer Services. All primary

wood-processors in Florida were canvassed in 1987 and

again in 1989. This bulletin reports t,he findings of t,he

1989 canvass and presents the changes in product output

and residue use between 1987 and 1989.

Because the surveys are conducted to determine the

volume of roundwood t,imber products removed from

the Stat,e’s timberland only primary wood-using mills

are canvassed. Primary wood-using mills are those

that process roundwood or chips received from the

forest. Industrial roundwood products include saw

logs, pulpwood, veneer logs, poles, and cooperage logs.

Plan& that utilize processed products, such as lumber,

in the manufacture of secondary wood products, such

as furniture, are not. canva.ssed. They are excluded

because they have little direct, control over the removal

of roundwood from timberland and usually do not

actively harvest roundwood. The total quant,ity of wood

used by primary processing plants is referred t.o as

“industrial roundwood production.” All primary mills

are canvassed for volume of roundwood receipt,s and

source by counties of origin.

For inventory and reporting purposes, FIA divides

Florida. into survey units: Northwest, Northeast,

Central, and South (fig. 1). Because output of

industrial roundwood products from the Southern unit

is much smaller tha.n output from the other units,

the Cent,ra,l and Sout,hern units were combined for

reporting purposes in this bulletin and are referred t.o a.s

“Central-South Florida.”

Output of Industrial Roundwood Products

Output of industrial roundwood products in 1989 was

almost 483 million cubic feet, up nearly 3 million cubic

feet from 1987 (table 1). Softwood roundwood output

for 1989 totaled 450 million cubic feet, down almost

1 percent, but still accounted for 93 percent of total

output. Out,put, of hardwood roundwood products

totaled almost 33 million cubic feet, 23 percent more

than in 1987.

Pulpwood and saw logs were the principal roundwood

produck, accounting for 61 percent and 29 percent of

the roundwood products produced in 1989. Collectively,

out,put of these two products including both softwood

and hardwood totaled nearly 438 million cubic feet, up

almost 2 percent from 1987.

saw Logs

Saw-log output in 1989 totaled nearly 142 million cubic

feet (table 1). Output of hardwood saw logs was almost

4 million cubic feet, up 14 percent from 1987. Output of

softwood saw logs decreased by almost, 1 percent, t,o 138

million cubic feet. Softwood account,ed for 97 percent,

of the total saw-log production. The St,ate is a net

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NORTHWESi

CENTRAL

Figure l-Forest survey regions in Florida.
importer of saw logs (table 2). In 1989, total imports

of saw logs amount,ecl to almost 13 million cubic feet.

Georgia contributed 84 percent of these imports, and

Alabama 16 percent. Saw-log receipts exceeded output

by almost 4 percent (table 3).

Veneer Logs

Output, of veneer logs in 1989 totaled almost 22 million

cubic feet, down 26 percent. from 1987 (table 1). Output

of softwood veneer logs dropped by 28 percent to less

than 20 inillion cubic feet,, while output of hardwood

veneer logs rose by 22 percent, to almost 2 million cubic

feet. The veneer indust,ry in Florida continues to be

dominated by softwood, with pine plywood the principal

product. Florida is a net, importer of veneer logs (t.able

4). Veneer-log receipts exceeded output by 36 percent

pulp increased by 19 percent,, from 21 million cubic

feet in 1987 to almost 26 million cubic feet in 1989.

Roundwood delivered to locations other than pulpmills,

chipped, and sold to pulpmills accounted for almost 5

percent of t,otal pulpwood production in 1989. In 1987,

roundwood chipped a.ccounted for almost 6 percent. of

total pulpwood production in Florida.

Florida is a net importer of roundwood pulpwood (table

6). Total receipts exceeded production by almost 15

percent in 1989 (table 3). In 1989, almost 76 million

cubic feet of roundwood pulpwood was imported, and

69 percent of this was softwood. About 62 percent of

the imports came from Georgia, 36 percent from South

Carolina, and 2 percent, from Alabama.

Miscellaneous Industrial Products

Florida’s other indust,rial roundwood products include

poles, commercial posts, charcoal, mulch, and logs used

in t.he manufacture of reconstituted panels. Product.ion

of industrial and dotnestic fuelwood is not discussed

in t,his report because it cannot be estimated reliably.

From 1987 to 1989, out,put of miscellaneous industrial

timber products increased 10 percent,, to 22.1 million

cubic feet. This is about 5 percent, of t,he total out,put

of indust,rial timber product,s (table 1). Mulch was the

principal miscellaneous product. Softwoods accounkd

for 96 percent of all miscellaneous products.

Number of Mills and Receipts

Bet,ween 1987 and 1989, the number of primary

wood-using plants decreased from 143 to 127 (table

7). The number of sawmills decreased from 97 to 85,

and the number of other mills decreased from 31 to

28. When lumber demand and lumber prices fall,

small mills close. Increased competition resulting from

in 1989 (table 3). In 1989, Florida mills imported

almost 9 million cubic feet of veneer, 99 percent from

Georgia and t,he remainder frotn Alabama. No tnills

producing structural panels were operating in Florida. in

1989, but. more than a million cubic feet of indust,rial

roundwood was exported from Florida to Georgia for use

in manufacturing structural boards (table 5).

Pulpwoocl

Output of pulpwood (including roundwood chipped)

increa.sed nearly 3 percent, from 288 million cubic feet

in 1987 to 296 million cubic feet in 1989 (table 1).

Pulpwood remains the leading roundwood product in

Florida, as in most of the Southeast. In 1989, pulpwood

account.ed for 61 percent of total roundwood out,put.

SoRwoods account,ed for 91 percent of pulpwood

out,put. The amount of hardwood used t,o make

renovation, expansion, and modernization has reduced

the number of sawmills operating in Florida, but average

mill production has increased. In 1987, 97 sawmills

had receipt.s of 151 million cubic feet, and in 1989, 85

sawmills had receipts of 147 million cubic feet. Thus,

receipts declined by only 3 percent while number of

tnills decreased by 12 percent (ta.ble 3). A much grea.ter

share of production was concent,rat,ed at fewer mills in

1989 than in 1987. Eleven veneer and sawmills, each

with annual receipts in excess of 40 million board feet,

accounted for 68 percent of total saw-log and veneer-log

receipts in 1989. Although the number of mills

manufacturing miscellaneous productas such as posts,

poles, and mulch decreased from 1987 to 1989, receipts

at such mills increased by 30 percent, (t’ables 3 and 7).

Ninet,een mulch mills had receipts tot.a.ling more than l7

million cubic feet in 1989, whereas 18 mulch mills had

receipts totaling more than 13 million cubic feet in 19S7.

.
Nine pulpmills were in operation in Florida in 1989,

one less than in 1987. Still, pulpwood production rose

from 288 million cubic feet in 1987 to 296 million cubic

feet in 1989, an increase of almost 3 percent (t,able

1). Production of roundwood that was delivered to

locations other than pulpmills, chipped, and then sold

to pulpmills was 16 million cubic feet in 1987 and 14

million cubic feet in 1989. Total pulpwood receipts

increased by almost 1 percent, to 340 million cubic feet

(table 3). Of t,hese receipts, 16 million cubic feet was

roundwood that was delivered to nonpulpmills, chipped,

and then sold to pulpmills. Six of the nine pulpmills

operating in Florida in 1989 were in the Northeast

region; the other three were in the Northwest region

(fig. 2).

In 1989, wood-using mills in Florida generated 160.9

million cubic feet of residues during the processing of

primary timber products, 5 percent less than in 1987

(tables 10 and 11). Almost 49 percent of the residues

generated (including bark, coarse, and fine) were used as

a roundwood substitute in the manufacture of a primary

product. More t.han 46.1 million cubic feet of residues

were used in the ma.nufacture of fiber products. These

residues made up about 13 percent of the total input, of

roundwood and residues used in fiber 1~roduct.s (tables 1

and 11).

In 1989, as in 1987, there were five veneer and plywood

mills in operntion in Florida. Mill receipts of roundwood

for use in the manufacture of softwood and hardwood

plywood and ot,her veneer products decreased from 30

million cubic feet, in 1987 t#o 29 million cubic feet in 1989

(ta.ble 3).

Yellow pine accounted for 88 percent of the 147 million

cubic feet of saw-log receipts in 1989; cypress made up 9

percent, (t,able 8). Yellow pine made up 99 percent. of

the 19 million cubic feet of roundwood used in making

plywood and 91 percent of t.he 10 million cubic feet,

of roundwood used to make other veneer products.

Cypress accounted for G9 percent. of roundwood receipt,s

at mills producing miscellaneous items, while yellow pine

accounted for 28 percent. Pulpwood data, is collected

by soft.wood and hardwood only.

Roundwood Movement

More than 31.9 million cubic feet of residues were used

in the manufacture of other indust,rial products such

as particleboard. About 276 thousand cubic feet of

residues (primarily veneer-log cores) were substitut,ed for

roundwood in the manufacture of landscape timbers and

other sawn products. Fifty-one percent of all residues

(82.3 million cubic feet) were used as industrial or

dome&c fuel. Sa.wmills produced 89.3 million cubic feet,

or 55 percent, of residues in 1989 (table 10). Pulpmills

produced 36.4 million cubic feet of bark, which made up

about 23 percent of residues. More than 99 percent, of

the mill residues generated in each class (coarse, fine,

and bark) during 1989 were utilized. Bark residue is

used primarily for industrial fuel, but nearly 17 percent

of soft.wood bark residue was used for la.ndscape nugget,s

and mulch (table 11).

Florida continues to be a net, importer of industrial

roundwood (table 9). In 1989, soft,wood receipt,s were

492 million cubic feet. and soft,wood product,ion wa.s

450 million cubic feet. Hardwood receipts were 49

million cubic feet, and hardwood product.ion wa.s

almost 33 million cubic feet. Receipt,s of all species and

products combined exceeded production by 12 percent.

Between 1987 and 1989, imports of softwood veneer logs

increased by a great,er percenta,ge than did imports of

any other industrial roundwood product. Imports of

softwood veneer logs csceeded product,ion by almost 20

million cubic feet in 1989 (t#able 5).

Imports of roundwood pulpwood, both softwood and

hardwood, were greater than exports in 1989. Softwood

receipts were more t,han 296 million cubic feet, and

production was almost 271 million cubic feet. Hardwood

receipts were 43 million cubic feet and production

was nearly 26 million cubic feet. In 1989, almost 41

million cubic feet, or more than 8 percent of the State’s

roundwood output, was shipped to Georgia. Almost 99

million cubic feet of roundwood was imported from

Georgia and Ala.bama.

Plant Byproduct Use

In 1989, 76 percent of all coarse residues were used in

t,he manufacture of fiber products. Almost. 16 percent.

of coarse residues were used in the manufacture of

miscellaneous products such as reconstituted boards

and mulch. Seven percent of coarse residues were usctl

for fuel. Less than 1 percent of veneer cores, cypress

slabs, or other coarse residues were sawn into speciality

products such as landscape timbers or plaques. Fine

residues (sawdust and shavings) are used principally a.s

industrial fuel (70 percent). Thirteen percent of sha.vings

were used for fiber, while almost 18 percent were llsetl

in the manufact,ure of particleboard. Almost. 9 million

cubic feet, or 20 percent, of all fine residues were used in

the manufacture of other miscellaneous products.

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Note: Locations of mills within counties

are not shown accurately.

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Sawmills

Veneer mills

Pulpmills

OSB mills

IT] Other miscellaneous mills

Figure 2-Location of primary wood-using plants in Florida, 1989.
Regional Trends

Northeast Region

cubic feet, and output of other industrial products

increased 9 percent to well over 2 million cubic feet

Softwoods accounted for 91 percent of total out,put in

the Northwest region in 1989. 1 I nercent . less than in

Rohndwood output totaled alniost 295 million cubic feet

1987. Almost 31 percent of the State’s total roundwood

in Northeast Florida in 1989, 1 percent less than in 1987

output in 1989 came from this 16-county region (fig. 1).

(table 12). Reductions in the production of veneer logs

In 1989, pulpwood accounted for almost 63 percent of

accounted for most of the decline. Output of veneer the region’s total out,put and 31 percent of the State’s

logs fell from 21 to 16 million cubic: feet. Softwood total pulpwood out,put. Roundwood that was delivered

saw-log output decreased from 87 to 82 million cubic t,o non-pulpmills, chipped, and then sold to pulpmills

feet. Output of other indus$rial softwood dropped by for fiber made up 3 percent, or 3 million cubic feet, of

almost 16 percent to 6 million cubic feet. Although

the region’s pulpwood produ’ction in 1989. Saw logs

the region’s tot,al out’put decreased from 1987 to 1989,

‘accounted for 32 percent of the region’s total roundwood

output of some product,s and species increised. Out.put output and almost 34 percent of the State’s total output

of hardwood saw logs increased almost 30 percent to

of saw logs. Twenty-one percent of the 21.6 million

over 2 million cubic feet.. Output of other industrial

cubic feet of veneer logs harvested in Florida during

hardwood increased a.lmost 14 percent’ 60 140 t.housand

1989 came from the Northwest region. Twenty-t.wo

cubic feet, while that, of all pulpwood increased almost. 3 primary wood-using plants operated in the region in

percent to alm&t 187 million cubic feet,.

1989, 3 fewer than in 1987.

Pulpwood account,ed for G3 petcent of t,he total

industrial, output of t,he Nottheast region and for 63

percent’ of t.he State’s t,ota.l roundwood pulpwood out.put,.

Saw logs a.c’counted for a.lmost 29 percent, of the region’s

total roundwood output and almost 60 percent of the

State’s total saw-log output. Seventy-+ percent, of

the 21.6 million cubic feet of veneer logs harvested iu

Florida during 1989 came from this region. Sixty-four

primary wood-using plant,s operat.ed in Northeast.

Florida during 1989, 4 fewer t.han in 1987. Sixty-one

percent of t.he State’s tota. roundwood output for 1989

was harvested from t.his 21-county region (fig. 1).

Nortllwcst Region

As in the Nort,heast region, vo’lume of industrial

roundwood out,put, of all timber products decreased in

Northwest Florida (table 13). Output decreased front

153 mil,lion cubic feet in 1987 to less tha.n 148 million

cubic feet in 1989. The largest decrease was in output of

softwood veneer logs, which fell from 7 million cubic feet,

in 1987 to almost. 4 million cubic feet. in 1989. Out.put.

of hardwood saw logs declined a,lmost. 2 percent., and

output. of softwood pulpwood declined almost 6 percent.

However, out,put, of hardwood veneer logs increa.sed by

89 percent,, t.o 851 t,housand cubic feet,, and out.put. of

hardwood pulpwood increased almost 5 percent t,o over

10 million cubic feet in 1989. Product.ion of soft,nood

saw logs increased about 3 percent, to over 46 million

Central-South Region

This 30-county region includes all of Sout,hern Florida

from Key West to a northern boundary comprised of

Citrus, Sumter, Lake; and Seriiinole Counties (fig. 1).

In the past, timber production has been less significant

here than in t#he two nortl!ern regions; cropland, past,ure

land, tourism, and recreation still dominate land use.

Alt,hough timberland in the Cent,ral-South region

decreased 10 percent between 1980 and 1988 and the

number of mills decreased to 41 in 1989, this region’s

output of t,imber products increased by 44 percent

between 1987 and 1989 (table 14). Out,put of industrial

timber products totaled over 40 million cubic feet in

1989, and accounted for 8 percent of the tot,al for I.he

Stat,e. Outputs of all products ot#her than hardwood

saw logs increased. Production of hardwood saw logs

declined by almost 23 percent. However, output of

hardwood pulpwood increased 822 percent bet,wccn 1987

and 1989, t.o almost 4 million cubic feet, and account,ed

for more than 15 percent of the State’s hardwood

pulpwood output in 1989. As in the two Northern

regions, pulpwood dominated industrial out,put in the

Central-South. However, output of other industrial

products accounted for more than 13 million cubic feet,,

or 33 percent, of the region’s t.ot.al production iu 1989.

Most of t,his miscellaneous out,put was produced by the

10 mulch mills operating in the Ceikal-Sout,li in 1989.
Definitions of Terms

Consumption. The quantity of a commodity,

such as pulpwood, utilized.

Drain. The volume of roundwood removed from

any geographic area where timber is grown.

Exports. The volume of roundwood utilized by

mills outside the geographic area where timber

was cut.

Industrial roundwood products. Any primary use of the main stem of a tree, such as saw

logs, poles, pilings, veneer logs, pulpwood, posts,

or cooperage logs.

Industrial timber products. All timber products manufactured from either roundwood or plant

byproducts, except firewood.

Imports. The volume of roundwood delivered

to a mill or group of mills in a specific geographic

area but harvested from outside that particular

area.

Plant residues. Wood material generated in

the production of timber products at primary

manufacturing plants.

Coarse residues. Suitable for chipping such as

slabs, edgings, trim, veneer cores, and ends.

Fine residues. Not suitable for chipping such as

sawdust, shavings, and veneer clippings.

Primary wood-using plants. Industries which

receive roundwood or chips from roundwood for

the manufacture of products such as veneer, pulp,

and lumber.

Receipts. The quantity or volume of

industrial roundwood received at a mill or

by a group of mills in a geogra.phic area.,

rega.rdless of the geographic source. Volume of

roundwood receipts is equal to the volume of

roundwood retained in a. geographic loca.tion

plus roundwood imported from other locations.

Roundwood. Logs, bolts, or other round

sections cut from trees for industrial

manufacture or consumer use.

Roundwood chipped. Any timber cut

primarily for industrial manufacture, delivered

to non-pulpmills, chipped, and then sold to

pulpmills for use as fiber. Includes tops, jump

sections, and whole trees.

Roundwood product drain. That portion of

total dra,in used for a product.

Saw log. A log meeting minimum standards of

diameter, length, and defect, including logs at

least 8 feet long, sound aad straight, a,nd with

a minimum diameter inside bark of G inches for

softwoods and 8 inches for hardwoods.

Timber products output. Roundwood

production in an area’s forests (equals

roundwood product dra.in).

Timber removals. The merchantable volume

of trees removed from the timberland inventory

by harvesting, cultural operations such as stand

improvement, land clearing, or changes in land

use.

Veneer log. Logs to be used in the production

of plywood, finished panels, or veneer sheets,

both rota.ry cut and sliced.
Conversion Factors”

Saw Logs

Softwood 0.19305 cubic feet = 1 board foot

5.18 board feet = 1 cubic foot

Hardwood 0.17094 cubic feet = 1 board foot

5.85 board feet = 1 cubic foot

Veneer Logs

Softwood 0.19608 cubic feet = 1 board foot

5.10 board feet = 1 cubic foot

Hardwood 0.16806 cubic feet = 1 board foot

5.95 boa.rd feet = 1 cubic foot

Pulpwoodb

Softwood 74.00 cubic feet/cord

Hardwood 79.00 cubic feet/cord

aConversion factors vary with stem size (d.b.h.) and species.

The factors shown here a,re for the average diameters of trees

removed in Florida during the latest survey period.

bCubic feet of solid wood per cord.
Tables

Table 1--Roundwood timber products output, by product and species

group, Florida, 1987 and 1989

Product

and

species group

Year

- Change

1987 1989

-

Saw logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Veneer logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Pulpwooda

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Structural boards

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Other industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

All industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Thousand cubic feet Percent

139,079 137,978 -0.8

3,205 3,653 +14.0

142,284 141,631 -0.5

27,734 19,868 -28.4

1,450 1,763 +21.6

-. -

29,184 21,631 -25.9

267,032 270,713 +1.4

21,438 25,600 +19.4

288,470 296,313 +2.7

0 291 N/A

0 776 N/A

0 1,067 N/A

19,698 21,245 +7.9

322 811 +151.9

20,020 22,056 +10.2

453,543 450,095 -0.8

26,415 32,603 +23.4

479,958 482,698 +0.6

a

Includes roundwood that was delivered to non-pulpmills and then

chipped and sold to pulpmil.l.s (16,079 thousand cubic feet in 1987

and 14,329 thousand cubic feet in 1989).
Table 2--Saw-log volume by destination, source, and species group,

Florida, 1989

Destination

and source All

species

Species group

Softwood Hardwood

Thousand cubic feet

Florida (retained) 134,726 131,395 3,331

Exports to:

Georgia 6,905 6,583 322

Imports from:

Georgia 10,571 10,250 321

Alabama 1,988 1,988 0

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Table 3:-Roundwood receipts, by product and species group,

Florida, 1987 and 1989

Product Year

and Change

species group 1987 1989

Saw logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Thousand cubic feet

147,880 143,633

3,342 3,652

Percent

-2.9

+9.3

Total

Veneer logs

Softwood

Hardwood

151,222 147,285 -2.6

29,133 28,295 -2.9

1,289 1,148 -10-g

Total 30,422 29,443 -3.2

Pulpwooda

Softwood

Hardwood

294,343 296,726 +0.8

43,163 43,313 +0.3

Total

Structural boards

Softwood

Hardwood

337,506 340,039 +0.8

0 0 0

0 0 0

Total

Other industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

0 0 0

18,020 23,018 +27.7

323 811 +151.1

Total

All industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

18,343 23,829 +29.9

489,376 491,672 +0 . 5

48,117 48,924 +1.7

Total 537,493 540,596 +0.6

aIncludes roundwood that was delivered to non-pulpmills and then

chipped and sold to pulpmills (18,125 thousand cubic feet in 1987

and 16,132 thousand cubic feet in 1989).

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Table 4--Veneer volume by destination, source, and species group,

Florida, 1989

Destination

and source All

species

Species group

Softwood Hardwood

Thousand cubic feet

Florida (retained) 20,800 19,868 932

Exports to:

Georgia 831 0 831

Imports from:

Georgia 8,548 8,427 121

Alabama 95 0 9 5

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Table S--Industrial roundwood movement by product and species group, Florida, 1989

Product

Saw logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Production

137,978

3,653

141,631

Species group

Exports Retained Imports Receipts

Thousand cubic feet

6,583 131,395 12,238 143,633

322 3,331 321 3,652

6,905 134,726 12,559 147,285

Veneer logs

Softwood

Hardwood

19,868 0 19,868 a,427 28,295

1,763 a31 932 216 1,148

Total 21,631 a31 20,800 8,643 29,443

Pulpwooda

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Structural boards

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Other

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

All products

Softwood

Hardwood

270,713 26,503 244,210 52,516 296,726

25,600 5,393 20,207 23,106 43,313

296,313 31,896 264,417 75,622 340,039

291 291 0 0 0

776 776 0 0 0

1,067 1,067 0 0 0

21,245

all

22,056

282

0

282

20,963

all

21,774

2,055

0

2,055

23,018

all

23,829

450,095 33,659 416,436 75,236 491,672

32,603 7,322 25,281 23,643 48,924

Total 482,698 40,981 441,717 98,879 540,596

aIncludes roundwood chipped.
Table 6--Pulpwooda volume by destination, source, and species group,

Florida, 1989

Destination

and source

Species group

All

species Softwood Hardwood

Thousand cubic feet

Florida (retained) 264,417 244,210 20,207

Exports to:

Georgia 30,054 25,369 4,685

Alabama 1,842 1,134 708

Imports from:

Georgia 46,599 39,035 7,564

Alabama 1,863 1,859 4

South Carolina 27,160 11,622 15,538

aIncludes roundwood chipped.

Table 7--Number of primary wood-using plants, by industry,

Florida, 1987 and 1989

Industry

Year

- Change

1987 1989

Number Percent

Sawmills 9 7 8 5 -12.4

Veneer mills 5 5 0

Pulpmills 10 9 -10.0

Other 31 2 8 -9.7

All plants 143 127 -11.2

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Table 8--Roundwood receipts by species and type of mill, Florida, 1989

Type of mill

Species All

mills Sawmills

Veneer mills OSB and

Pine plywood Other veneer panels Pulpmills Other mills

Thousand cubic feet

Softwood

Yellow pine

Cedar

Cypress

Unclassified

164,911 130,061 18,988 9,307 0 0

6,555

5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0

29,984 13,521 0 0 0 0

0

16,463

296,726 0 0 0 0 296,726 0

Total softwoods 491,672 143,633 18,988 9,307 0 296,726a 23,018

Hardwood

Soft hardwoods

Hard hardwoods

Unclassified

3,668 1,849 266 882 0 671

1,943 1,803 0 0 0 140

43,313 0 0 0 0 43,313 0

Total hardwoods 48,924 3,652 266 882 0 43,313a 811

All species 540,596 141,285 19,254 10,189 0 340,039 23,829

=Only collected by softwood and hardwood.
Table g--Industrial roundwood movement, by year and species group, Florida, 1987

and 1989

Year Production Exports Retained Imports Receipts

Thousand cubic feet

1987 453,543 38,356 415,187 74,189 489,376

1989 450,095 33,659 416,436 75,236 491,672

SOFTWOOD

HARDWOOD

1987 26,415 4,804 21,611 26,506 48,117

1989 32,603 7,322 25,281 23,643 48,924

ALL SPECIES

1987 479,958 43,160 436,798 100,695 537,493

1989 482,698 40,981 441,717 98,879 540,596

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Table lo--Primary mill residue by roundwood type, species group, and residue type, Florida, 1989

Roundwood type

and

species group

saw logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Veneer logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

All

types

86,894

2,445

89,339

16,220

793

17,013

Residue type

Bark Coarse Sawdust Shavings

Thousand cubic feet

12,805 41,151 21,310 11,628

433 1,172 796 4 4

13,238 42,323 22,106 11,672

2,404 6,966 6,770 0

139 296 358 0

2,623 7,262 7,128 0

Pulpwood

Softwood 30,771 30,771 0 0 0

Bardwood 5,646 5,646 0 0 0

Total 36,417 36,417 0 0 0

Structural boards

Softwood 0 0 0 0 0

Hardwood 0 0 0 0 0

Total 0 0 0 0 0

Other industriala

Softwood 17,655 6,881 8,698 2,076 0

Hardwood 479 106 268 105 0

Total 18,134 6,987 8,966 2,181 0

Total

Softwood 151,540 52,941 56,815 30,156

Hardwood

11,628

9,363 6,324 1,736 1,259 4 4

Total 160,903 59,265 58,551 31,415 11,672

aIncludes poles , pilings, posts, and other industrial products.

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Table ll--Disposal of residue at primary wood-using plants, by product, species group, and type of residue, Florida,

1987 and 1989

Product and

species group

All

types

Bark Coarse Sawdust Shavings

1987 1989 1987 1989 1987 1989 1987 1989 1987 1989

Fiber products

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Particleboard

Softwood

Hardwood

Thousand cubic feet

48,693 45,645 0 0 47,595 44,107 0 0 1,098 1,538

402 521 0 0 402 521 0 0 0 0

49,095 46,166 0 0 47,997 44,628 0 0 1,098 1,538

2,431 2,299 0 0 123 0 35 223 2,273 2,076

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 2,431 2,299 0 0 123 0 35 223 2,273 2,076

Strand-wafer board

Softwood

Hardwood

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sawn products

Sof hood

hardwood

Total

Fuel

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Miscellaneous

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Not used

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

4,025 276 0 6 4,025 270 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4,025 276 0 6 4,025 270 0 0 0 0

85,927 76,518 48,726 42,882 3,957 3,913 25,751 23,493 7,493 6,230

6,708 5,779 5,970 4,736 346 457 375 550 1 7 36

92,635 82,297 54,696 47,618 4,303 4,370 26,126 24,043 7,510 6,266

20,047 26,624 5,056 9,978 7,269 8,503 5,877 6,359 1,845 1,784

1,086 2,975 156 1,588 417 758 509 621 4 8

21,133 29,599 5,212 11,566 7,686 9,261 6,386 6,980 1,849 1,792

272 178 84 7 5 141 22 38 8 1 9 0

1 5 88 0 0 0 0 15 8 8 0 0

287 266 84 7 5 141 22 53 169 9 0

All products

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

161,395 151,540 53,866 52,941 63,110 56,815 31,701 30,156 12,718 11,628

8,211 9,363 6,126 6,324 1,165 1,736 899 1,259 2 1 4 4

169,606 160,903 59,992 59,265 64,275 58,551 32,600 31,415 12,739 11,672
Table 12--Output of industrial roundwood products, by product and

species group, Northeast Florida, 1987 and 1989

Product

and

Year

Change

species group 1987 1989

Saw logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Veneer logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Pulpwooda

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Structural boards

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Other industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

All industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

7,410 6,292 -15.1

285,283 280,432 -1.7

13,488 14,536 +7.8

Total 298,771 294,968 -1.3

Thousand cubic feet

86,575 82,426

1,660 2,157

Percent

-4.8

+29.9

88,235 84,583 -4.1

20,605 16,152 -21.6

503 292 -41.9

21,108 16,444 -22.1

170,816 175,510 +2.7

11,202 11,435 +2.1

182,018 186,945 +2.7

0 192 N/A

0 512 WA

0 704 N/A

7,287 6,152 -15.6

123 140 +13.8

aIncludes roundwood that was delivered to non-pulpmills and then

chipped and sold ta pulpmills (11,977 thousand cubic feet in 1987

and 10,925 thousand cubic feet in 1989).

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Table 13--Output of industrial roundwood products, by product and

species group, Northwest Florida, 1987 and 1989

Product Year

and Change

species group 1987 1989

Saw logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Veneer logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Pulpwood'

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Structural boards

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Other industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

All industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Thousand cubic feet Percent

44,945 46,076 +2.5

1,449 1,422 -1.9

46,394 47,498 +2.4

7,129 3,707 -48.0

450 851 +89.1

7,579 4,558 -39.9

87,308 82,405 -5.6

9,812 10,255 +4.5

97,120 92,660 -4.6

0 9 9 N/A

0 264 N/A

0 363 N/A

2,288 2,494 +9.0

0 0 0

2,288 2,494 +9.0

141,670 134,781 -4.9

11,711 12,792 +9.2

153,381 147,573 -3.8

aIncludes roundwood that was delivered to non-pulpmills and then

chipped and sold to pulpmills (4,097 thousand cubic feet in 1987

and 3,099 thousand cubic feet in 1989).

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Table 14--Output of industrial roundwood products, by product and

species group, Central-South Florida, 1987 and 1989

Product Year

and Change

species group 1987 1989

Saw logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

Thousand cubic feet

7,559 9,476

9 6 7 4

7,655 9,550

Percent

+25.4

-22.9

+24.8

Veneer logs

Softwood

Hardwood

Total

0 9 N/A

497 620 +24.7

- - --- --

497 629 +26.6

Pulpwooda

Softwood

Hardwood

8,908 12,798 +43.7

-PI

424 3,910 +822.2

Total 9,332 16,708 +79.0

Structural boards

Softwood

Hardwood

0 0 0

0 0 0

Total 0 0 0

Other industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

10,123 12,599 +24..5

199 671 +237.2

Total 10,322 13,270 +28.6

All industrial

Softwood

Hardwood

26,590 34,882 +31.2

1,216 5,275 +333.8

Total 27,806 40,157 +44.4 P1_ll--l_-__lp--

aIncludes roundwood that was delivered to non-pulpmills and then

chipped and sold to pulpmills (5 thousand cubic feet in 1987

and 305 thousand cubic feet in 1989).

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forest resources for sustained yields of wood, water, forage,

wildlife, and recreation. Through forestry research, cooperation

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Davenport, Xdgar L. 1991. Changes in Florida's Industrial Davenport, Edgar L. 1991. Changes in Blorida~s Industrial

Roundwood Products Output, 1987-1989. Reswr. Bull. SB-125. I . Roundwocd Products Output. 1987-1989. Rescur. Bull. SX-125. t

Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,

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Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 21pp. Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2lpp. I

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Nearly 483 million cubic feet of industrial roundwood products

were harvested from Florida's forests during 1989, approximately

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3 million cubic feet more than in 1987. Pulpwood accounted for

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61 percent and saw logs 29 percent of the total roundwood

1

production. Output of byproducts dropped from 170 million cubic

feet in 1987 to 161 million cubic feet in 1989. Only 266,000

1

.cubic feet of residues, less than 1 percent of the total

produced, were not used. A total of 127 primary wood-using

I

plants operated in the State during 1989. Mill receipts of more

than 540 million cubic feet exceeded drain from the State's

forests by 12 percent in 1989. The State was a net impcrter of

industrial roundwood.

Nearly 483 million cubic feet of industrial roundwnod products

f

vere harveeted from Florida's forests during 1989, approximately

‘3 millicxr cubic feet more than in 1987. Pulpwood accounted for I

61 percent and saw logs 29 percent of the total rcunduood

production. Uutput of byproducts drcpped from 170 millicm cubic

feet in 1987 to 161 million cubic feet in 1989. Only 266,000

I

cubic feet of residues, less than 1 percent of the total

produced, were not used. A total of 127 primary wood-using I

plants operated in the State during 1989. Mill receipts of more 1

than 540 million cubic feet exceeded drain from the State's

forests by 12 percent in 1989. The State was a net importer of I

industrial roundwood.

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