Scientists & Staff

William Luppold

Notes: This person is no longer an employee of the Northern Research Station.

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Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2011. Changes in U.S. hardwood lumber exports, 1990 to 2008. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 570-578.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2010. An analysis of declines in hardwood lumber price of the past 40 years. HMR Executive. 4(4): 1-6.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2009. The wood household furniture and kitchen cabinet industries: a contrast in fortune. Forest Products Journal. 59(11/12): 93-99.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2009. Patterns of hardwood sawmill industry concentration: Tennessee case study, 1979 to 2005. Forest Products Journal. 59:(5): 76-80.
Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2008. U.S. hardwood lumber production: 1963 to 2003. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 157-165.

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Hillard, Scott C.; Morin, Randall S.; Westfall, James A.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Nelson, Mark D.; Walter, Brian F.; Luppold, William G.; Riemann, Rachel I; Woodall, Christopher W.; Albright, Thomas A.; Hemmer, Bryan J.; Garner, James D. 2022. Minnesota forests 2018: summary report. Resour. Bull. NRS-123. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 22 p. [plus interactive report].
Luppold, William ; Bumgardner, Matthew ; Jacobson, Michael. 2022. An Analysis of U.S. Hardwood Log Exports from 1990 to 2021. Forest Products Journal
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2022. Analyzing changes in the U.S. wood furniture industry from 1997 to 2019: production, net imports, and consumption. BioResources. 17(1): 939-951.
Luppold, William ; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2021. Regional analysis of U.S. lumber exports for important hardwood species from 1990 to 2020. Forest Products Journal. 71(3): 216-223.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2021. Changes in hardwood sawtimber growth, mortality, and removals in the eastern United States. BioResources. 16(1): 62-76.
Luppold, WilliamG ; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2021. Regional analysis of U.S. sawn hardwood product prices from 2000 to 2020. BioProducts Business. 6(1): 1-12.
Luppold, William G. 2019. The oak timber base and market: past, present, and future. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-237. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2019. Changes in the quality of the northern U.S. hardwood timber resource from 2008 to 2017. BioResources. 14(3): 6304-6315.
Luppold, William ; Bumgardner, Matthew ; Kottwitz, Klaus ; Maplesden, Fran ; Novoselov, Igor. 2018. Sawn hardwood. In: UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review 2017-2018. Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations: 50-61. Chapter 5.
Luppold, William ; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2018. Structural Changes in the Growing Stock of Important Tree Species Groups in the Central Hardwood Region. Journal of Forestry
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2018. Timber harvesting patterns for major states in the central, northern, and mid-Atlantic hardwood regions. Wood and Fiber Science. 50(2): 143-153.
Lister, Tonya W.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Andrew J.; Luppold, William G.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Piva, Ronald J.; Riemann, Rachel I.; Smith, James E.; Westfall, James A.; Widmann, Richard H.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2017. Delaware Forests 2013. Resour. Bull. NRS-115. Newtown Square, PA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 104 p.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2017. Changes in Eastern US Sawmill Employment and Estimated Hardwood Lumber Production from 2001 to 2015. Forest Products Journal. 67(7/8): 408-415.
Bumgardner, Matt; Bowe, Scott; Luppold, William. 2016. Are there regional differences in US hardwood product exports?. Forest Products Journal 66(3/4): 140-146.
Gormanson, Dale D.; Gallion, Joey; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Luppold, William; McWilliams, William; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; O'Connell, Barbara; Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Riemann, Rachel I.; Piva, Ronald J.; Smith, James E.; Sowers, Paul A.; Westfall, Jim; Woodall, Christopher W. 2016. Indiana Forests 2013. Resour. Bull. NRS-107. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 156 p.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matt. 2016. Employment changes in U.S. hardwood lumber consuming industries during economic expansions and contractions since 1991. BioResources. 11(2): 3123-3135.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matt. 2016. Domestic hardwood lumber consumption and exports, yesterday and today. National Hardwood Magazine. Christmas. 30-33.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matt. 2016. US hardwood lumber consumption and international trade from 1991 to 2014. Wood and Fiber Science. 48(3): 162-170.
Luppold, William; Pugh, Scott A. 2016. Diversity of the Eastern Hardwood Resource and How This Diversity Influences Timber Utilization. Forest Products Journal. 66(1-2): 58-65.
Morin, Randall S.; Cook, Gregory W.; Barnett, Charles J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Hatfield, Mark A.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Luppold, William G.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Piva, Ronald J.; Smith, James E.; Westfall, Jim; Widmann, Richard H.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2016. West Virginia Forests 2013. Resour. Bull. NRS-105. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 128 p.
Piva, Ronald J.; Treiman, Thomas B.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Gormanson, Dale D.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Kurtz, Cassandra M.; Lister, Tonya W.; Luppold, William G.; McWilliams, William H.; Miles, Patrick D.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Riemann, Rachel; Smith, James E.; Walters, Brian F.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2016. Missouri Forests 2013. Resour. Bull. NRS-108. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 116 p.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2015. Examination of worldwide hardwood lumber production, trade, and apparent consumption: 1995-2013. Wood and Fiber Science. 47(3): 283-294.
Bumgardner, Matt; Johnson, Steven; Luppold, William; Maplesden, Frances; Pepke, Ed. 2014. Markets and market forces for lumber. In: Hansen, E.; Panwar, R.; Vlosky, R., eds. The global forest sector: changes, practices and prospects. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press: 41-76.
Luppold, Bill; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2014. The international hardwood lumber market and potential impacts on your bottom line. Pallet Enterprise. December: 20, 22, 24-25.
Luppold, William ; Miller, Gary W. 2014. Changes in Eastern Hardwood Sawtimber Growth and Harvest. Forest Products Journal
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2014. Changes in the international trade balance of U.S. hardwood products from 1990 to 2013. BioResources. 9(4): 7086-7098.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2014. International trade of U.S. hardwood lumber and logs, 1990-2013. Hardwood Market Report. 92(27):1,5,7,9,11-15.
Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew; McConnell, T. Eric. 2014. Impacts of changing hardwood lumber consumption and price on stumpage and sawlog prices in Ohio. Forest Science. 60(5): 994-999.
Luppold, William G.; Bowe, Scott. 2013. Changes in walnut and other hardwood markets: 1990-2010. In: Van Sambeek, J.W.; Jackson, Elizabeth A.; Coggeshall, Mark V.; Thomas, Andrew L.; Michler, Charles H. eds. 2013. Managing fine hardwoods after a half century of research: Proceedings of the Seventh Walnut Council Research Symposium; 2011 August 1-3; Madison, WI. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-115. Newtown Square, PA; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 2-10.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2013. Factors influencing changes in U.S. hardwood log and lumber exports from 1990 to 2011. BioResources. BioResources. 8(2): 1615-1624.
Luppold, William. 2012. How low are hardwood lumber prices in real terms?. Hardwood Market Reports. 90(32): 1, 16-18.
Luppold, William G.; Alderman, Delton; Schnabel, Doug. 2012. Changes in Tennessee's secondary hardwood processing and sawmill industries from 2005 to 2009. Forest Products Journal. 62(1): 4-9.
Woodall, C.W.; Luppold, W.G.; Ince, P.J.; Piva, R.J.; Skog, K.E. 2012. An assessment of the downturn in the forest products sector in the northern region of the United States. Forest Products Journal. 61: 604-613.
Woodall, Christopher W.; Luppold, William G.; Ince, Peter J.; Piva, Ronald J.; Skog, Kenneth E. 2012. Effects of the "great recession" on the forest products sector in the northern region of the United States. In: Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C., comps. Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012; 2012 December 4-6; Baltimore, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-105. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [CD-ROM]: 2-4.
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2011. Thirty-nine years of U.S. wood furniture importing: sources and products. BioResources. 6(4): 4895-4908.
Bumgardner, Matthew; Romig, Robert; Luppold, William. 2008. The Amish furniture cluster in Ohio: competitive factors and wood use estimates. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 130-138.
Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2008. Regional analysis of hardwood lumber production: 1963 - 2005. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 25(3): 146-150.
Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2008. 40 years of hardwood lumber comsumption: 1963 to 2002. Forest Products Journal. 58(5): 5-12.
Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2008. Procedures used to estimate hardwood lumber consumption from 1963 to 2002. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-26. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 14 p.
Bumgardner, Matthew; Romig, Robert; Luppold, William. 2007. Wood use by Ohio's Amish furniture cluster. Forest Products Journal. 57(12): 6-12.
Ince, Peter; Schuler, Albert; Spelter, Henry; Luppold, William. 2007. Globalization and structural change in the U.S. forest sector: an evolving context for sustainable forest management. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-170. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 62 pages
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2007. Examination of lumber price trends for major hardwood species. Wood and Fiber Science. 39(3): 404?413.
Luppold, William; Alderman, Delton. 2007. Influence of species on site selection and timber removal: a case study for West Virginia. North. J. Appl. For. 24(2):146-148
Grushecky, Shawn T.; Buehlmann, Urs; Schuler, Al; Luppold, William; Cesa, Ed. 2006. Decline in the U.S. furniture industry: a case study of the impacts to the hardwood lumber supply chain. Wood and Fiber Science 38(2):365-376
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2006. Two eras of globalization and hardwood sawtimber demand. National Hardwood Lumber Association: Hardwood Matters 10-11
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2006. Influence of markets and forest composition on lumber production in Pennsylvania. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 23(2):87-93
Alderman, Delton; Luppold, William. 2005. Examination of regional hardwood roundwood markets in West Virginia. Forest Products Journal 55(12):153-157
Luppold, William G. 2005. What Do Regional Changes in Lumber Production Tell Us About Future Competitiveness?. Hardwood Market Report's 9th Annual Statistical Analysis of the North American Hardwood Marketplace: 88-91
Luppold, William G.; Bumgardner, Matthew S.; Bumgardner, Matthew S. 2005. Regional Changes in the Timber Resources of and Lumber Production in Pennsylvania. In: Alavalapati, Janaki R.R.; Carter, Douglas R., eds. Competitiveness of southern forest products markets in a global economy: trends and redictions, proceedings of the Southern Forest Economics Workshop 2004; 2004 March 14-16; St. Augustine, FL. School of Forest Resources Conservation, University of Florida: 60-69.
Luppold, William G.; Luppold, William G. 2005. The Number of Hardwood Sawmills Continues to Decrease - Is that Bad?. Hardwood Market Report, Lumber News Letter. 80-83.
Luppold, William G.; Miller, Gary W.; Miller, Gary W. 2005. Influence of Markets on the Composition of Central Appalachian Forests. In: Alavalapati, Janaki R.R.; Carter, Douglas R., eds. Competitiveness of southern forest products markets in a global economy: trends and predictions, proceedings of the Southern Forest Economics Workshop 2004; 2004 March 14-16; St. Augustine, FL. School of Forest Resources Conservation, University of Florida: 113-122.
Luppold, William; Alderman, Delton; Alderman, Delton. 2005. An Examination of Regional Hardwood Roundwood Markets in West Virginia. In: Alavalapati, Janaki R.R.; Carter, Douglas R., eds. Competitiveness of southern forest products markets in a global economy: trends and predictions, proceedings of the Southern Forest Economics Workshop 2004; 2004 March 14-16; St. Augustine, FL. School of Forest Resources Conservation, University of Florida: 130-138.
Luppold, William G. 2004. Analysis of the Interaction Between Timber Markets and the Forest Resources of Maine. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 21(3): 135-143.
Luppold, William G.; Sendak, Paul E. 2004. Analysis of the interaction between timber markets and the forest resources of Maine. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 21(3): 135-143.
Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2004. An examination of eastern U.S. hardwood roundwood markets. Forest Products Journal. 54(12): 203-208.
Luppold, William; McWilliams, William H. 2004. Avoiding Spurious Conclusions from Forest Service Estimates of Timber Volume, Growth, Removal, and Mortality. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 21(4): 194-199.
Smith, Paul M.; Dasmohapatra, Sudipta; Luppold, William G. 2004. A profile of Pennsylvania's hardwood sawmill industry. Forest Products Journal. 52(5): 43-49.
Wiedenbeck, Jan; Wiemann, Michael; Alderman, Delton; Baumgras, John; Luppold, William. 2004. Defining Hardwood Veneer Log Quality Attributes. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-313. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 36 p.
Luppold, William G.; Prestemon, Jeffrey P. 2003. Tests for Long-Run Relationships in Hardwood Lumber Prices. Forest Science. 49(6):918-927
Luppold, William G.; Prestemon, Jeffrey P. 2003. Tests for Long-Run Relationships in Hardwood Lumber Prices. Forest Science. 49(6): 918-927.
Luppold, William; Bumgardner, Matthew. 2003. What is low-value and/or low-grade hardwood?. Forest Products Journal. 53(3): 54-59
Smith, Paul M.; Luppold, William G.; Dasmohapatra, Sudipta. 2003. Estimating the size of the hardwood sawmill industry in Pennsylvania. Forest Products Journal 53(6):19-22
Luppold, William; Prestemon, Jeffrey P.; Schuler, Albert. 2002. Changing Markets for Hardwood Roundwood. P. 96-100 in D. Zhang (ed.), Proceedings of the 2001 Southern Forest Economics Workshop, March 28-29, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University. 203 p.
Luppold, William; Baumgras, John; Baumgras, John. 2001. Utilization of the Eastern Hardwood Resource by the Hardwood Sawmilling Industry. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 18(2): 37-41.
Luppold, William G.; Baumgras, John E. 2000. Analysis of changes in eastern national forest timber sales between 1985 and 1997. Forest Products Journal. 50(1): 87-93.
Luppold, William G.; Baumgras, John E.; Baumgras, John E. 2000. Impact of Market-Based Disturbance on the Composition of West Virginia's Forest Resource. In: Munn, I.A.; Bullard, S.H.; Grado, S.C.; Grebner, D.L., eds. Timber investments: improving the odds. Proceedings of the 1999 southern forest economics workshop; 1999 April 18-20; Biloxi, MX. Mississippi State University: 193-199.
Luppold, William G.; McWilliams, William H. 2000. Issues affecting the interpretation of eastern hardwood resource statistics. Forest Products Journal. 50(4): 21-24.
Luppold, William; Baumgras, John; Baumgras, John. 2000. The changing structure of the hardwood lumber industry with implications on technology adaptation. In: Meyer, Dan A., ed. Proceedings of the twenty-eighth annual hardwood symposium, West Virginia now--the future for the hardwood industry? Memphis, TN. National Hardwood Lumber Association: 89-94.
Luppold, William G.; Baumgras, John E.; Baumgras, John E. 1998. Why do stumpage prices increase more than lumber prices?. In: Meyer, Dan A., ed. Technology and market information for the next millemmium, proceedings of the 26th annual hardwood symposium; 1998 May 6-9; Cashiers, NC. Memphis, TN: National Hardwood Lumber Association: 53-61.
Luppold, William G.; Baumgras, John E.; Sheffield, Raymond M.; Sheffield, Raymond M. 1998. A comparative analysis of hardwood sawtimber quality of national forests versus adjacent lands. Forest Products Journal. 48(5): 51-56.
Luppold, William G.; Hassler, Curt C.; Grushecky, Shawn; Grushecky, Shawn. 1998. Skidders, Trucking, and Fellers limiting Factors in WV Logging Industry. The Northern Logger & Timber Processor. November.
Luppold, William G.; Prestemon, Jeffrey P.; Baumgras, John E. 1998. An examination of the relationships between hardwood lumber and stumpage prices in Ohio. Wood and Fiber Science 30(3: 281-292.
Luppold, William G.; Baumgras, John E.; Baumgras, John E. 1996. Increases in stumpage prices lead to loss in margins.
Luppold, William G.; Dempsey, Gilbert P.; Dempsey, Gilbert P. 1996. Is Eastern Hardwood Sawtimber Becoming Scarcer?. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 13(1): 46-49.
Luppold, William. 1995. Effect of the hardwood resource on the sawmill industry in the central and Appalachian regions. In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Fosbroke, Sandra L. C., ed. Proceedings, 10th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1995 March 5-8; Morgantown, WV.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-197. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 481-487
Luppold, William G.; Luppold, William G. 1995. Causes and Remedies for Errors in International Forest Products Trade Data: Examples from the Hardwood Trade Statistics. Forest Science. 41(2): 278-283.
Smith, Paul M.; Haas, Michael P.; Luppold, William G.; Luppold, William G. 1995. An analysis of tropical hardwood product importation and consumption in the United States. Forest Products Journal. 45(4): 31-37.
Luppold, William G.; Dempsey, Gilbert P.; Dempsey, Gilbert P. 1994. Factors affecting regional changes in hardwood lumber production. Forest Products Journal. 44(6): 8-14.
Baumgras, John E.; Luppold, William G. 1993. Relative price trends for hardwood stumpage, sawlogs, and lumber in Ohio. In: Gillespie, Andrew R.; Parker, George R.; Pope, Phillip E.; Rink, George: eds. Proceedings of the 9th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-161. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 381-389
Luppold, William G.; Dempsey, Gilbert P. 1993. Growth and shifts in eastern hardwood lumber production. In: Gillespie, Andrew R.; Parker, George R.; Pope, Phillip E.; Rink, George: eds. Proceedings of the 9th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-161. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 17-22
Dempsey, Gilbert P.; Luppold, William G. 1992. The state of hardwood lumber markets. The Northern Logger & Timber Processor. March 1992. 3 p.
Luppold, W.; Thomas, E. 1991. New estimates of hardwood lumber exports from the central hardwood region. In: McCormick, Larry H.; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings, 8th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 1991 March 4-6; University Park, PA. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-148. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 535-542.
Luppold, William G.; Thomas, R. Edward; Thomas, R. Edward. 1991. New estimates of hardwood-log exports to Europe and Asia. Res. Pap. NE-659. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 24 p.
Luppold, William G.; Thomas, R. Edward; Thomas, R. Edward. 1991. New estimates of hardwood lumber exports to Europe and Asia. Res. Pap. NE-652. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 22 p.
Mendoza, Guillermo A.; Meimban, Roger J.; Araman, Philip A.; Luppold, William G. 1991. Combined Log Inventory and Process Simulation Models for the Planning and Control of Sawmill Operations. Proceedings, 23rd CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems. 8pp.
Mendoza, Guillermo A.; Meimban, Roger J.; Sprouse, William; Luppold, William G.; Araman, Philip A. 1991. An Integrated Management Support and Production Control System for Hardwood Forest Products. Computers in Industry. 16(4): 343-351.
Mendoza, Guillermo; Sprouse, William; Araman, Philip A.; Luppold, William G. 1991. CEASAW: A User-Friendly Computer Environment Analysis for the Sawmill Owner. Proceedings, 1991 Symposium on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. pp. 173-179.
Luppold, William G.; Araman, Philip A.; Araman, Philip A. 1988. Hardwood trade trends: U.S. exports. Res. Pap. NE-611. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.
Luppold, William G.; Luppold, William G. 1988. Hardwood import trends. Res. Pap. NE-619. Broomall. PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station 9 p.
Luppold, William G.; Luppold, William G. 1987. Material usage trends in the wood household furniture industry. NE-RP-600. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.
Luppold, William G.; Anderson, R. Bruce; Anderson, R. Bruce. 1986. A regional analysis of pallet supply and demand. Res. Pap. NE-580. Broomall, PA: US. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8 p.
Sarles, Raymond L.; Luppold, William G.; Luppold, William G. 1986. Technoeconomic analysis of conventional logging systems operating from stump to landing. Res. Pap. NE-577. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 23 p.
Luppold, William G.; Jacobsen, Jennifer M.; Jacobsen, Jennifer M. 1985. The determinants of hardwood lumber price. Res. Pap. NE-558. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.
Luppold, William G. 1984. An analysis of European demand for oak lumber. Res. Pap. NE-538. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 7p.
Luppold, William G. 1983. The effect of changes in lumber and furniture prices on wood furniture manufacturers' lumber usage. Res. Pap. NE-514. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 8p.
Luppold, William G. 1982. An econometric model of the hardwood lumber market. Res. Pap. NE-512. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 15p.

National Research Highlights

The percentage of hardwood lumber used in higher-value products has decreased in recent years. William Luppold, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Shifts in U.S. Hardwood Lumber Consumption

Year: 2016

After the Great Recession, hardwood lumber consumption declined by 43 percent from the peak in 1999. The corresponding changes in consumption patterns have implications for hardwood lumber producers.

Top hardwood lumber producers and exporters 1995 and 2013.

Role of the United States in Changing Worldwide Hardwood Lumber Production and Markets

Year: 2015

Hardwood markets are increasingly global, and understanding the role U.S. hardwood lumber plays in worldwide consumption and trade is valuable to timber investors, the hardwood industry, resource planners, and market analysts. Forest Service scientists have recently assessed factors affecting regional hardwood lumber consumption on a global scale. They determined the U.S. position in each of these categories and analyzed factors potentially affecting global hardwood lumber consumption such as population and Gross Domestic Product.

U.S. Imports and Exports of Hardwood Lumber and Logs, 1990-2013 (Data Source: USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service). Matt Bumgardner, USDA Forest Service

United States Maintains Positive Trade Balances for Hardwood Logs and Lumber

Year: 2014

Exports have become a vital lumber market for hardwood sawmills in the United States because of the loss of domestic furniture manufacturing and the steep downturn in U.S. housing construction. Strong export markets for hardwood logs also can benefit timberland owners. Given the importance of export markets to demand for U.S. hardwoods, recent research sought to determine the competitive position of the United States in international hardwood lumber and logs markets, assessing the U.S. trade balance in these products. The United States has maintained a positive trade balance for both hardwood logs and lumber since 1990, but the global sources and destinations for these products have changed, sometimes in dramatic fashion.

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