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Pennsylvania Timber Market Report, Fourth Quarter, 2025

Stumpage prices as reported by Pennsylvania timber and logging companies, forestry consultants, and state land management agencies to the Pennsylvania State University.
Updated:
February 17, 2026

4 graphs (one for each region of PA) showing prices/quarter for the last year

October - December 2025 Stumpage Prices

$ per MBF International 1/4"

Northeast Price Ranges by Species
Species by Region Minus 1 Std Dev Average Plus 1 Std Dev N#
Northern Red Oak $261 $472 $682 11
White Oak $365 $604 $842 8
Mixed Oak $211 $326 $442 10
Black Cherry $259 $588 $918 6
White Ash $0 $0 $0 0
Hard Maple $137 $314 $492 5
Soft Maple $126 $230 $334 13
Yellow Poplar $10 $171 $332 3
Misc. Hardwoods $45 $99 $153 11
White Pine $0 $0 $0 0
Hemlock $31 $70 $108 6
Southeast Price Ranges by Species
Species by Region Minus 1 Std Dev Average Plus 1 Std Dev N#
Northern Red Oak $408 $579 $749 7
White Oak $547 $678 $810 7
Mixed Oak $353 $484 $615 8
Black Cherry $0 $0 $0 0
White Ash $0 $0 $0 0
Hard Maple $0 $805 $0 1
Soft Maple $213 $273 $333 5
Yellow Poplar $239 $315 $391 4
Misc. Hardwoods $153 $209 $265 8
White Pine $0 $0 $0 0
Hemlock $0 $0 $0 0
Northwest Price Ranges by Species
Species by Region Minus 1 Std Dev Average Plus 1 Std Dev N#
Northern Red Oak $287 $448 $609 27
White Oak $437 $618 $800 22
Mixed Oak $200 $295 $391 18
Black Cherry $232 $443 $655 32
White Ash $112 $260 $409 4
Hard Maple $290 $428 $566 23
Soft Maple $235 $322 $409 37
Yellow Poplar $111 $214 $316 17
Misc. Hardwoods $75 $120 $165 33
White Pine $11 $27 $42 3
Hemlock $10 $40 $70 6
Southwest Price Ranges by Species
Species by Region Minus 1 Std Dev Average Plus 1 Std Dev N#
Northern Red Oak $264 $478 $691 11
White Oak $311 $620 $929 10
Mixed Oak $147 $345 $543 11
Black Cherry $193 $243 $293 8
White Ash $51 $80 $108 2
Hard Maple $251 $388 $525 6
Soft Maple $179 $311 $442 9
Yellow Poplar $117 $227 $337 9
Misc. Hardwoods $59 $165 $271 10
White Pine $43 $93 $142 5
Hemlock $18 $58 $98 2

Conversion Factors
Doyle Price = 1.695 x International 1/4" Price
Scribner Price = 1.159 x International 1/4" Price
(n) is the number of responses used to calculate the price statistics.

Private and Other Public Pulpwood Stumpage

Hardwood Pulp ($/ton)
Region Low Avg High (n)#
Northeast * $0.50 * 2
Southeast 0
Northwest $1.00 $6.15 $38.06 10
Southwest $1.00 $2.00 $5.00 4
Softwood Pulp ($/ton)
Region Low Avg High (n)#
Northeast   0
Southeast   0
Northwest $1.00 $2.03 $3.06 4
Southwest ^ ^ ^ 1

^ No prices are reported for samples with only a single respondent.
* Ranges are not reported for samples with fewer than three respondents.

Bureau of Forestry Pulpwood Stumpage

Hardwood Pulp ($/ton)
Region Low Avg High (n)#
Northeast $0.63 $3.09 $9.27 11
Southeast 0
Northwest $1.80 $6.89 $12.81 15
Southwest ^ ^ ^ 1

Softwood Pulp ($/ton)
Region Low Avg High (n)#
Northeast * $1.78 * 2
Southeast   0
Northwest   0
Southwest       0