Arkansas Center for Forest Business Archives -

2024 concludes with a promising future for Arkansas forestry

The Arkansas timber industry faced significant challenges at the start of 2024, including plant closures and natural disasters. However, the year concludes with optimism driven by groundbreaking initiatives and significant investments that signal a promising future for the state’s forestry sector.

Outdoors

Abundance of timber, slower housing market forecast keeps prices soft, cuts margins for loggers

A nearly twofold increase in standing timber in Arkansas, coupled with a decline in housing demand, is keeping prices soft and tightening margins for loggers

Business & Finance

Economic impact of Arkansas timber damage from May tornadoes estimated at $89 million

The estimate includes the cost of hazard reduction, loss in labor due to timber not being harvested, carbon storage loss, and losses of both local and state tax revenues