The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) has announced that, for the fourth consecutive year, shipments of Southern Pine lumber recorded an increase from the previous year.
Shipments in 2013 totaled 15.026 billion board feet (Bbf), an increase of 5% over the volume shipped in 2012 (14.279 Bbf) and 27% above 2009 shipments (11.79 Bbf).
Tabulation of Southern Pine shipment totals is a cooperative effort with the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB) and Timber Products Inspection (TP).