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Financial State of the Forest Industry and Delivered Wood Cost Drivers

Figure IV-5. Southern Interior B.C. delivered wood costs (1992-1996)

	1996 $/m³	1992 $/m³	Change $/m³	Change %
Tree to truck	20.85	15.08	5.77	38%
Hauling	9.17	7.61	1.56	20%
Dump, sort, boom and rehaul	0.72	0.54	0.18	33%
Total logging and transportation	30.74	23.23	7.51	32%
Road expenses	6.70	3.33	3.37	101%
Forest regeneration	4.12	2.71	1.41	52%
Forest management and engineering	4.95	2.05	2.90	141%
Other overhead	4.26	2.40	1.86	78%
Total overhead, forest management and engineering	9.21	4.45	4.76	107%
Total log cost before stumpage and royalties	50.77	33.72	17.05	51%
Stumpage and royalties	22.05	6.76	15.29	226%
Total log cost	72.82	40.48	32.34	80%

Figure IV-6. Northern Interior B.C. delivered wood costs (1992-1996)

	1996 $/m³	1992 $/m³	Change $/m³	Change %
Tree to truck	19.29	14.84	4.45	30%
Hauling	8.21	6.77	1.44	21%
Dump, sort, boom and rehaul	1.33	0.83	0.50	60%
Total logging and transportation	28.83	22.44	6.39	28%
Road expenses	6.64	3.35	3.29	98%
Forest regeneration	4.86	3.08	1.78	58%
Forest management and engineering	3.16	1.34	1.82	136%
Other overhead	3.18	2.36	0.82	35%
Total overhead, forest management and engineering	6.34	3.70	2.64	71%
Total log cost before stumpage and royalties	46.67	32.57	14.10	43%
Stumpage and royalties	26.59	8.13	18.46	227%
Total log cost	73.26	40.70	32.56	80%

Figure IV-7. Interior (combined) B.C. delivered wood costs (1992-1996)

	1996 $/m³	1992 $/m³	Change $/m³	Change %
Tree to truck	20.02	14.96	5.06	34%
Hauling	8.66	7.16	1.50	21%
Dump, sort, boom and rehaul	1.04	0.69	0.35	50%
Total logging and transportation	29.72	22.81	6.91	30%
Road expenses	6.67	3.34	3.33	100%
Forest regeneration	4.52	2.91	1.61	55%
Forest management and engineering	4.00	1.68	2.32	138%
Other overhead	3.69	2.38	1.31	55%
Total overhead, forest management and engineering	7.69	4.06	3.63	89%
Total log cost before stumpage and royalties	48.60	33.12	15.48	47%
Stumpage and royalties	24.47	7.49	16.98	227%
Total log cost	73.07	40.61	32.46	80%