{"id":96797,"date":"2025-09-10T04:40:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T04:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/trump-uged-to-act-as-u-s-forestry-sector-faces-crisis-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T04:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T04:40:37","slug":"trump-uged-to-act-as-u-s-forestry-sector-faces-crisis-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/trump-uged-to-act-as-u-s-forestry-sector-faces-crisis-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump uged to act as U.S. forestry sector faces crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lumber prices are plunging, mills are closing, and natural disasters continue to wreak havoc on the U.S. forestry sector. In response, more than 400 landowners, loggers, businesses, and industry associations have signed an open letter to the Trump Administration, calling for urgent relief and long-term policy support to stabilize the market.<\/p>\n

The letter paints a stark picture of the current challenges facing the U.S. timber economy. Hurricane Helene alone caused $1.28 billion in losses in Georgia, one of the nation\u2019s key timber-producing states. Recent closures of mills in Savannah and Riceboro eliminated nearly 1,100 jobs, compounding a national trend: since 2014, over 31 pulp and paper mills have shuttered, reducing pulpwood demand by 42 million tons and removing $20.9 billion in sales and manufacturing output from the forestry sector.<\/p>\n

Signatories emphasize that these trends are threatening the very foundation of the forestry value chain. Natural disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, ice storms, and floods, are destroying millions of acres of timber annually. Pest infestations, such as Southern pine beetle outbreaks, spruce budworm, and sudden oak death, are decimating forest stands. At the same time, unfair foreign trade practices are undermining U.S. producers, distorting global markets, and reducing competitiveness.<\/p>\n

The consequences extend beyond timber markets. Landowners, facing falling prices and shrinking markets, risk abandoning their forests, which would endanger long-term supply for housing, infrastructure, renewable energy, and consumer products. Rural communities that depend on forestry are left with fewer jobs, lower economic activity, and diminished opportunities for investment.<\/p>\n

The letter outlines four immediate measures to address the crisis:<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Disaster Reforestation Act<\/strong> \u2013 Enable landowners to deduct timber losses from natural disasters, incentivizing replanting and maintaining forests as productive assets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Expand Woody Biomass in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)<\/strong> \u2013 Broaden the definition of eligible biomass to include small trees, harvest residues, and mill by-products for transportation fuels, creating new markets, improving forest health, and supporting rural economies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    Promote Biomass for Electricity<\/strong> \u2013 Encourage biomass-based electricity to reduce wildfire risks, stabilize supply chains, and create jobs in power production and mill communities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Loggers Economic Assistance Act<\/strong> \u2013 Provide direct relief to logging contractors to maintain the timber supply chain and preserve thousands of critical forestry jobs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The letter underscores that, with decisive action, these threats can become opportunities. By maintaining active working forests, supporting landowners, and enhancing market access for timber and wood products, the U.S. forestry sector could not only recover but expand, generating new jobs and strengthening rural economic resilience.<\/p>\n

    The signatories argue that America\u2019s forests are strategic assets, vital for energy independence, national security, and economic growth. Without immediate policy interventions, they warn, the U.S. risks losing both jobs and global competitiveness in the forestry and wood products sector.<\/p>\n

    Click here to read the entire letter<\/em><\/a>, including the 400+ signatories.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5204,5812],"tags":[4002,3257,4287,3252],"class_list":["post-96797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news","category-global-trends","tag-forest-industry","tag-tariffs","tag-trump","tag-us","topic-forestry","topic-lumber","topic-sawmilling","topic-wood-products","area-global","area-north-america"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump uged to act as U.S. forestry sector faces crisis - Timber Industry News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/trump-uged-to-act-as-u-s-forestry-sector-faces-crisis-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ro_RO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump uged to act as U.S. forestry sector faces crisis - 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