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News Release
2009 Wood processor Report now available
The Maine Forest Service has released its annual report on wood processed by primary processors in Maine.
Each year, the Maine Forest Service collects information from Maine's primary wood processors regarding the volume of wood processed in Maine. Information is also collected for volumes imported into Maine or exported from Maine. This report summarizes, for 2009, the volume of wood harvested in Maine, processed by Maine mills, and imported into or exported from Maine. Wood flow data is summarized for sawlogs, pulpwood, biomass chips, other miscellaneous products, and imports and exports.
In 2009, the Maine Forest Service received reports from 141 primary processing mills (sawmills, pulp and paper mills), 49 portable sawmills, 70 firewood dealers, 39 loggers and brokers who may have exported wood, 28 concentration yards, and 8 mills that burn some form of wood for energy.
Report Highlights
" Maine's forest products industry consumed 14.1 million green ton equivalents in 2009, down from 15.8 million green ton equivalents in 2008. Seventy-nine percent of the supply (11.1 million green ton equivalents) was harvested in Maine, while 21% (3.0 million green ton equivalents) was imported.
" Maine landowners harvested 13.6 million green ton equivalents of wood in 2009, down from 14.3 million green ton equivalents in 2008. Eighteen percent (2.5 million green ton equivalents) of the 2009 harvest was exported, up from 2008 (2.2 million green ton equivalents).
" Biomass harvesting volume was 3.3 million tons in 2009, up from 2008 (3.1 million tons). Biomass energy facilities consumed 3.8 million tons in 2009, up slightly from 2008. Seventy-nine percent originated from Maine's forests; 21% was imported.
" Maine's sawlog processing in 2009 was .6 billion board feet, down from 2008 (.7 billion board feet).
" Maine's pulp and paper producers processed 7.5 million green tons of pulpwood, down 1.5 million tons (17%) from 2008 consumption. Seventy-four percent of the pulpwood originated from Maine's forests; 26% was imported.
" During 2009, Maine's forest products industry imported 3.0 million green tons, while 2.5 million green tons were exported.
" The harvest of spruce and fir was the lowest since before 1960. Hardwood harvest has increased by more than two times since 1960.
