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Gain insights into the key factors affecting timber value, from species and grades to market access and sale circumstances. Explore the desirability of timber, different pricing sources, and the Land Expectation Value formula. This guide is essential for timber management enthusiasts.
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Factors Affecting Value of Timber • 1. The nature of the timber • Species, total volumes, grade, etc. • 2. The nature of the tract on which the timber is located, and its market access; and • 3. The circumstances surrounding the sale • Stumpage price is paid by the mill. They expect to absorb the cost of logging and still make a profit from the lumber.
Sources of Timber Pricing • Comparable timber sales • Timber price reporting services • Timber Mart South • http://www.tn.gov/agriculture/publications/forestry/tfbp.pdf • Extraction from delivered log prices
Not ready for harvest? • LEV – Land Expectation Value • Present Value = a/(1+i)t-1 • a = value received every t years in perpetuity • i = interest rate • t = years between annuity payments • This is covered in Timber Management class