Wood Products Market and Competition in the Lakes States

Friday, October 27, 2023

3:00pm - 4:00pm PST

Location: Expo Hall

Poster Presenter(s)

TA

Tara Allohverdi, PhD student (she/her/hers)

Graduate research assistant
Michigan State University
Howell, Michigan, United States

Author(s)

RP

Raju Pokharel, PhD

Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Emily S. Huff, PhD

Associate Professor
Michigan State University
SAF Forest Science and Technology Board Member
East Lansing, Michigan, United States

A poster presentation exhibiting a newly developed web-tool that defines woodsheds (wood baskets) of forest product industry in the Lake States. This will help foresters and loggers better manage timberlands, price their wood products, and grow the forestry industry.

Learning Objectives:

Learn a methodology to define market extent and competition hotspots for wood products the Lake States.
Provide a tool to landowners, foresters, industry and other stakeholders to make decisions on wood-product procurement and investments.