- Fisheries and Aquaculture
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- Overview
- Aquatic Biotechnology & Environmental Laboratory (ABEL)
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- Charles Terrell Memorial Timber Farm
- Cohutta Fisheries Center
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- Denmark Forest
- Dorothy Warnell Research, Education and Demonstration Forest
- Fiber Supply Assessment
- GIS and Spatial Analysis Lab
- Hardman Memorial Park
- Herpetology Lab
- Oconee Forest Park
- Pete Phillips Laboratory for Nutrient Cycling Science
- Tree Health Care Outreach Laboratory
- Thompson Mills Forest (State Arboretum)
- Watson Springs Forest
- Whitehall Forest
- Wildlife Damage Laboratory
- Centers
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- Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
- Consortium for Accelerated Pine Productivity Studies (CAPPS)
- Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (PSAC CESU)
- Plantation Management Research Cooperative (PMRC)
- Southern Forest Research Partnership (SFRP)
- Southern Regional Extension Forestry
- Timber Mart-South
- Wood Quality Consortium
- USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- USGS Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit
- USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
- Faculty
Research
Competitiveness of the U.S. Wood Supply System
The forest products industry in the United States faces increased competition from every corner of the globe. In addition, population pressures and changes in land use in the US South where the industry has traditionally been most competitive are also impacting the industry. For years our industry was a low-cost producer, benefiting from excellent infrastructure, productive forests on low-cost land, innovative logging contractors, and strong product markets. The South is no longer the low-cost producer, even after discounting the impact of the recent weak dollar. To successfully compete in a global marketplace, our industry must continually evaluate how it supplies it mills and implement changes to keep it competitive.
This project, funded by the Wood Supply Research Institute, is addressing the following questions:
- 1. Based on available information and other information provided by WSRI members, what is the cost of doing business in the U.S. wood supply chain compared to foreign competitors?
- 2. How can the U.S. wood supply system be modified or redesigned to improve its competitiveness in world markets?
View the results of this study, as reported in the October 2006 issue of the Forest Products Journal, by clicking Center for Forest Business Research Note #23.