RECENT PRICE TRENDS FOR NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE PACIFIC-NORTHWEST

Many of the industries that comprise the non-timber forest products (N TFPs) market in the Pacific Northwest have existed since the early 190 0s. NTFPs have recently been receiving more attention from land manage rs and researchers. There is very little information about year-to-yea r prices for products within the different industries, so although lar ge general trends can be discussed, specific prices and industry trend s are not well understood. This paper defines the NTFP industry segmen ts, discusses some of the history and markets in the various industrie s, and presents a price series dating back to 1989.