Marketing fuel wood in New Hampshire

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5199324

Andrews, R A; Dammann, J C

Emphasis in the study of market structure for fuel wood was placed upon developing information about the market system, current and emerging patterns and constraints. The marketing system for fuel wood has changed, and, based on vendors' comments, will continue to change. Specialization in services performed is developing in which one operator cuts long logs, and delivers to a retailer who processes the wood into ready for stove size sticks. The fuel wood market in 1977 was characterized by a large number of very small volume vendors who in total handled a relatively small amount of wood. Of the 887 vendors, 64% sold 50 cords or less and accounted for only 15% of the fuel wood sold. The fuel wood business is a part-time or minor enterprise for most operators. Vendors' major enterprises or major occupations covered a wide variety of categories which include professionals, unemployed, farmers, loggers, etc., covering 30 occupational classifications. Most of the fuel wood was supplied by firms and persons whose occupational class was associated with wood industries and farms which typically have suitable equipment for handling fuel wood. About 80% of the fuel wood originated from these occupational groups. The average volume handled per vendor even within the same occupational category is a number not particularly useful for policy decisions. Out-of-state sales were relatively minor. About 15% of the fuel wood passed through a middleman; direct sales from producers to consumers was the predominant market channel. By-products of wood milling operations accounted for 15% of fuel wood sales.

• OSTI ID: 5199324
• Report Number(s): NP-25034
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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