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Seattle / Tacoma, WA –
timber context

Forest-industry context for Seattle / Tacoma, WA: the timber, mills and ports of Washington. Backed by USDA Forest Service FIA inventory. This is context, not a price — there is no published Seattle / Tacoma, WA timber price.

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Seattle / Tacoma, WA – forest industry

The Puget Sound Douglas-fir and western hemlock region (17.7 million acres of timberland); Pacific ports have long been key to softwood log and lumber export to Asia.

For the state-wide forest inventory — standing volume, timberland area, growth and leading species — see the Washington timber page. Source: USDA Forest Service FIA.

Is there a Seattle / Tacoma, WA timber price? No. There is no published local timber price, and the commercial series that exist are licence-restricted. Prices depend on species, product, stumpage vs delivered, the log rule and the buyer. Take a current price from your forester or mill and use the calculator.
State comparison

Standing live volume – all states

Washington highlighted. Billion cu ft, USDA Forest Service FIA.

Oregon
140.9
Washington
118.5
Georgia
67.1
North Carolina
64.2
Alabama
62.9
New York
62.8
Mississippi
61.2
Virginia
59.4
Michigan
56.1
Pennsylvania
55.8
Arkansas
49.9
Texas
46.1
West Virginia
43.6
Wisconsin
42.1
Louisiana
40.8
South Carolina
38.1
Maine
37.6
Minnesota
32.2
Ohio
25.5
No price here. This site does not publish a US timber price. Current price series (TimberMart-South and state or university stumpage reports) are copyrighted or licence-restricted, so we cannot republish them. The figures on this page are federal, public-domain forest inventory from the USDA Forest Service FIA — area, volume, growth and removals, not prices. To put a value on wood, take a price from your forester, mill or consulting service and use the calculator.