Bureau of Business and Economic Research OMB No. 0596-0010
Gallagher Business Building, Room 231 Expires XX-XX-XXXX
The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812-6840
Forest Industries Data Collection System
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The objective of this survey is to collect and compile basic data on the source and volume of raw materials used by the forest products industry in (STATE) and the volumes and types of finished wood products produced in the state. Figures from individual firms will be held strictly confidential. Only summarized data for the industry and for geographic areas will be made available. This report is authorized by Public Law 98‑378. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation is needed to make the results of this study comprehensive, accurate, and timely.
Please fill out the attached questionnaire as completely and accurately as you can. Some of the items may not apply to your firm's operations. In that case, please proceed to the next item.
If you have questions concerning the completion of this questionnaire, please call toll free to Todd Morgan or ____________, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 1-877-700-2237, for assistance.
When you have completed the questionnaire, please mail the questionnaire in the enclosed postage‑paid reply envelope to the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, or fax to (406) 243-2086.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. You will be mailed a report when it is complete.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W. Washington, DC 20250; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (OMB# 0596-0010), Washington, DC 20503.
I. Plant Profile
Please complete a separate questionnaire for each plant
A. Plant name _____________________________________________________________
B. Mailing address _________________________________________________________
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C. Location (if different from mailing address above)
Street address _________________________________________________________
City or town _____________________________ County _________________
D. Name of person completing questionnaire ____________________________________
Title _________________________________ Telephone ________________________
Email _________________________________
Type of plant (check one): ___ Pulp/paper ___ Particleboard ___ Medium Density Fiber Board ____Biomass Energy
___ Chipping Mill ____Bark Products ____Other (specify type)______________________
F. What year did your facility open? ____________________________________
Status of facility in (YEAR): _____ Active _____ Inactive _____ Closed (dismantled)
G. Shift and annual production capacity of your mill in (YEAR) -- estimate capacity after considering normal maintenance and down time -- in other words, the amount you could have produced if you had sufficient supplies of raw materials and firm market demand for your products.
Shift Annual
Capacity Capacity
Production capacity (specify units): ____________ ____________
Other capacity: (specify units): ___________ ___________
H. How many days did your facility operate in (YEAR) _____________ # of shifts / day ______
I. Hours per shift ________________________
J. On average, how many employees worked at your facility in (YEAR)
Production workers including line supervisors ___________
Administrative and clerical workers ___________
-----------------------If you do not process timber in roundwood form skip to Question II F--------------------------------
K. For your timber receipts for (YEAR), percentage of volume from logs that had a small-end diameter of:
_______% < 4 inches _______% 4 to 7 inches _______% 7 to 10 inches
_______% 10 to 24 inches _______% > 24 inches
Minimum small-end diameter accepted: __________inches; preferred: ___________inches
Maximum large-end diameter accepted: __________inches; preferred: ___________inches
L. Lengths of logs used in operation:
Minimum _______feet
Preferred _______feet
Maximum _______feet
Multiples of: _____feet
Other ________________________________________________________________________
II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar (YEAR)
A. Please indicate the volume of timber received by your mill in calendar year (YEAR). Indicate the product
type (sawlog, pulpwood, etc.), state and county of origin, and ownership source (industrial
private, non-industrial private, state, tribal, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service: specify forest). Timber
receipts from the same county and ownership source may be combined. Report volumes in thousand
board feet Scribner (MBF), or if other units are used, please specify units of measure. This is for timber in round form and not other raw material received.
*If your operation did not receive any roundwood raw material go to part IIF
Product Type |
Volume |
State and County (for non-U.S. logs list country of origin) |
Ownership |
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Indicate the species and percentages of each species received.
Percent of Percent of species
Species (YEAR) receipts that was standing dead
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C. Raw material inventory: Beginning (YEAR) _____________ End (YEAR) ______________
D. Did your firm ship any unprocessed timber from this mill location to another facility in (YEAR)? If so, please indicate the volume shipped and the county and state where the timber was shipped.
Volume of timber shipped ____ ____________ County and state of receiving mill __________________
Receiving Mill________________________________________________________________________
Volume of timber shipped ____ ____________ County and state of receiving mill __________________
Receiving Mill________________________________________________________________________
II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar (YEAR) (continued)
F. Please indicate the raw material type (chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, recycled) NOT ROUNDWOOD received for manufacture of product, the volume received (specify units – green tons, dry tons, BDU, cubic yards, etc.) and the state or country (if from outside the U.S.)
Raw material Type |
Volume (specify units) |
State or Country (if outside the U.S.) |
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G. Please indicate the raw material type (chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, recycled) NOT ROUNDWOOD received for fuel, the volume received (specify units) and the state or country (if from outside the U.S.)
Fuel material Type |
Volume (specify units) |
State or Country (if outside the U.S.) |
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Flow of Finished Products in (YEAR)
Please indicate the volume and sales value (f.o.b. your mill) of products produced and shipped by your mill in (YEAR), and indicate the percentage of shipments to each geographic region, using the map on the next page for reference.
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Product Type
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Volume & units |
Total Sales Value |
In State |
Far West |
RockyMountain |
North- Central |
South |
North- east |
Canada |
Pacific Rim Countries
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Other Countries |
Pulp/paper |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
_____% |
Particleboard/MDF |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
_____% |
Electricity |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
_____% |
Clean chips |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
_____% |
Thermal energy |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
_____% |
Decorative bark |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
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____% |
____% |
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_____% |
Mulch |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
_____% |
Wood pellets |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
_____% |
Shavings |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
_____% |
_____% |
Other___________ |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
____% |
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____% |
_____% |
_____% |
Other______________________ |
______________ |
$ __________ |
____% |
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Idaho
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Montana
NJ
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
MD
DE
Pennsylvania
CT
MA
RI
NH
New York
Hawaii
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
South Carolina
Florida
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Michigan
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
Indiana
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Alaska
North Dakota
California
Oregon
Washington
(Map varies by state)
Flow of Finished Products in (YEAR) (continued)
Please indicate the volume of mill residues produced and sold by your facility in (YEAR), residue sales in and out of state, and how the residue was used .
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---------------- Indicate How Residue Was Used (please account for 100 percent of volume produced) --------------------- |
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Product Type |
Volume Produced |
Volume Sold |
Sales of Residue in Mill’s state |
Sales of Residue in Other States |
Raw Material for Pulp or Board |
Internal Hogfuel/BiomassEnergy |
Sold for Hogfuel/BiomassEnergy/Firewood |
Unused |
Other Use Specify__________ |
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Chips |
_______ BDUs |
_______ BDUs |
$ _________ |
$ _________ |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
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Slabs, edging, & trim not chipped |
_______ ( ) |
_______ ( ) |
$ _________ |
$ _________ |
____% |
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Sawdust |
_______ BDUs |
_______ BDUs |
$ _________ |
$ _________ |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
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Planer Shavings |
_______ BDUs |
_______ BDUs |
$ _________ |
$ _________ |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
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Bark |
_______ BDUs |
_______ BDUs |
$ _________ |
$ _________ |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
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Other ___________ |
_______ _____ |
_______ _____ |
$ _________ |
$ _________ |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
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Other ___________ |
_______ _____ |
_______ _____ |
$ _________ |
$ _________ |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
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Other ___________ |
_______ _____ |
_______ _____ |
$ _________ |
$ _________ |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
____% |
If residue is sold out-of-state, please indicate states/country and volume: Residue Type State/Country Volume
C. Finished goods inventory:
Product ________________ Beginning (YEAR) ______ End (YEAR) ______
Product ________________ Beginning (YEAR) ______ End (YEAR) ______
Product ________________ Beginning (YEAR) ______ End (YEAR) ______
Thank you for your cooperation.
File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
File Title | Bureau of Business and Economic Research.OMB No |
Author | bber |
File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
File Created | 2022-03-31 |