Central Timber Report

Northern Timber Report

Sample Timber Sale Contract

Most Commonly Reported Prices Paid Illinois Timber Producers
November 2003 - February 2003

Prices Paid Illinois Timber Producers May 2001 through August 2002

2001 Black Walnut Log Price Report and Trend Analysis for Logs Purchased by Mills in Indiana
William L. Hoover
Professor of Forestry
Purdue University July 2002

Bulletin of Hardwood Market Statistics: 1997-2002

Advice from a timber buyer when selling your timber...

1. Only sell timber to a licensed buyer

2. Get everything in writing before any sale

3. Only allow marked trees to be sold

4. Think before you sell

5. Only sell trees that should be harvested, not just certain diameter trees.

6. Sell a variety of harvestable trees, not just your best trees.

7. Only sell cut and scale or on shares if you know how to cut and scale trees.

8. Avoid cash payments

9. Avoid a management agreement that gives a company exclusive rights to your trees.

10. Trees damaged during harvest should not be included.

The above is a summary from "Top Ten Things Not To Do When Selling Your Timber" The Woodland Steward, Spring 2001, Volume 10, Number 1 and is also on the internet.