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Article: A structural assessment of the contract logging sector in the Inland Northwest.
- Article from:
- Forest Products Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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Abstract
Logging contractors supply raw material (i.e., sawlogs and wood chips) to the forest products manufacturing sector and are an integral component of the Inland Northwest's forest products industry. However, a lack of information exists describing the structure and systems of the contract logging sector. A mail survey was administered in 2005 to assess the contract logging sector in Idaho, Montana, and Eastern Washington, focusing on employment characteristics, capital investments, operational characteristics, and business constraints. Of the 1,202 surveys that were mailed, 349 useable surveys were returned for an effective response rate of 35 percent. The ...