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Pennsylvania Timber Market Report, Second 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:
August 21, 2025

1-year Price Trends for Select Species

April - June 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 $269 $392 $515 10
White Oak $348 $495 $642 6
Mixed Oak $217 $295 $373 5
Black Cherry $247 $409 $571 9
White Ash $0 $0 $0 0
Hard Maple $193 $333 $472 7
Soft Maple $128 $189 $250 12
Yellow-Poplar $22 $168 $315 2
Misc. Hardwoods $41 $77 $113 11
White Pine $0 $42 $0 1
Hemlock $21 $56 $92 3
Southeast Price Ranges by Species
Species by Region Minus 1 Std Dev Average Plus 1 Std Dev N#
Northern Red Oak $416 $703 $989 9
White Oak $525 $720 $916 9
Mixed Oak $284 $532 $780 10
Black Cherry $366 $400 $433 2
White Ash $0 $0 $0 0
Hard Maple $81 $777 $1,473 3
Soft Maple $132 $273 $413 7
Yellow-poplar $363 $489 $615 7
Misc. Hardwoods $143 $242 $341 9
White Pine $98 $139 $180 2
Hemlock $109 $113 $116 2
Northwest Price Ranges by Species
Species by Region Minus 1 Std Dev Average Plus 1 Std Dev N#
Northern Red Oak $204 $332 $460 24
White Oak $440 $597 $754 18
Mixed Oak $129 $251 $373 16
Black Cherry $174 $294 $414 34
White Ash $63 $150 $237 5
Hard Maple $272 $368 $463 23
Soft Maple $188 $283 $379 36
Yellow-poplar $78 $178 $279 14
Misc. Hardwoods $31 $78 $124 31
White Pine $11 $45 $79 6
Hemlock $15 $25 $35 8
Southwest Price Ranges by Species
Species by Region Minus 1 Std Dev Average Plus 1 Std Dev N#
Northern Red Oak $261 $478 $695 11
White Oak $373 $656 $938 10
Mixed Oak $165 $390 $614 9
Black Cherry $168 $250 $331 9
White Ash $0 $86 $0 1
Hard Maple $145 $387 $630 8
Soft Maple $182 $269 $355 9
Yellow-poplar $109 $215 $321 9
Misc. Hardwoods $48 $189 $330 11
White Pine $65 $78 $90 2
Hemlock $30 $70 $110 3

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 $1.63 $4.51 4
Southeast $0.50 $0.67 $1.00 3
Northwest $0.25 $2.96 $14.58 20
Southwest $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 5
Softwood Pulp ($/ton)
Region Low Avg High N#
Northeast ^ ^ ^ 1
Southeast ^ ^ ^ 1
Northwest $1.00 $3.78 $9.98 5
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 $2.24 $3.41 $6.80 8
Southeast * $3.77 * 2
Northwest $0.19 $2.47 $5.46 3
Southwest       0
Softwood Pulp ($/ton)
Region Low Avg High N#
Northeast * $2.29 * 2
Southeast ^ ^ ^ 1
Northwest       0
Southwest       0