Timber Market Turndown Concerns Louisiana Landowners

By Johnny Morgan, LSU AgCenter

Forest landowners voiced concerns about a lack of mills where they can sell their crop during the Florida Parishes Forestry Forum April 5. The meeting came as landowners grapple with an overall downturn in the timber market — the effects of which have been compounded locally by the recent partial closure of the Georgia-Pacific paper mill north of Baton Rouge.