0
250,000
500,000
750,000
1,000,000
1,250,000
1,500,000
1,750,000
2,000,000
2,250,000
2,500,000
2,750,000
3,000,000
1945
1950
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
Ac
rea
ge
of T
ree
Pla
nti
ng
Fiscal Year
Southern Tree Planting, All States and Ownerships, 1945-2007
Virginia
Texas
Tennessee
South Carolina
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Kentucky
Georgia
Florida
Arkansas
Alabama
Source: USFS, GFC, TMS
Planting Acres
Bound the estimate Survey for planting density Shift to nursery sales? Should the report be a regeneration report instead of a
planting report? Include comparison to acres harvested by management type Estimated pine acreage naturally regenerated
TPOReport Interval
Annual reporting with a maximum of a six month lag Quarterly estimate of wood used by product
Strictly for estimating demand price elasticity Regionally consistent
TPO Sampling Issues
Can a change in sample design shorten the reporting interval? Sample mill by type proportional to size All mill do not need to be sampled every time
National Reporting Owners with multiple mill locations report all mills from corporate
location Reconciliation to FIA removals
TPOProduct Allocation
Utilization Studies Is the sample size large enough to be useful? Do these studies tell everything we need to know?
Can TPO provide better information by surveying usage by product? Ask mills to provide how much wood they consumed in a standard
product class definition. Ask mills to provide how much wood they consume by their
definition.
TPOOther Issues
Can other organizations provide resources to shorten reporting interval? University of Georgia wood demand report State agencies
Improving the web interface for data retrieval Retrieve data by county
Transparency