Daily edition
September 29, 2026
Prepared from public sources. Links lead to original material.
By the numbers
Diesel: latest published EIA reading $6.529/gal for September 21. EIA
November lumber: $531.00/MBF at Monday close, down 1.3% from Friday. Historical data
Madison's index: $505/MBF for the week ending September 25, down 2%.
NATIONAL — TAX CREDITS / NEW RESOURCE
New searchable sourcebook maps tax credits for forest-products businesses
tax.lumbermen.org has launched as a searchable web resource built around the National Forest Products Tax Credit Sourcebook 2026 Edition. The publication was compiled by Steve Bick, who hosts The Woods Run Digest through The Forest Business School, together with Alison Berry and Maura Ross.
The resource helps forest-products businesses find federal and state tax-credit opportunities and assess practical applicability across mills, logging companies, wood-energy businesses, manufacturers and other forest-products operations. The complete PDF can be downloaded from the site.
SOUTH — SOUTH CAROLINA / TIMBER SALE
Sand Hills State Forest opens another pine sale this morning
South Carolina Forestry Commission sale SHSF-5369-ADV-TS-27 opens at 10 a.m. today. The solicitation calls for one blended price per ton for all pine products.
Watch: Bids open September 29 at 10 a.m. Sale notice →
WEST — IDAHO / TIMBER SALE
Idaho's Gold Hill sale puts about 6,950 MBF to oral auction today
The Idaho Department of Lands Gold Hill sale is scheduled for public oral auction at 11 a.m. local time in Orofino. The published notice lists an appraised net sale value of $1,229,601 and a $122,960.10 bid deposit.
LAKE STATES — WISCONSIN / INDUSTRY OUTREACH
Wisconsin Forest Products Week sets an October 18–24 outreach window
UW–Stevens Point and partners announced the 2026 Wisconsin Forest Products Week for October 18–24, with tours, demonstrations and other public-facing activities. For businesses, it creates a ready-made window for workforce recruiting, customer education and school outreach.
Under the Radar
NATIONAL — MASS TIMBER / RESEARCH
Forest Products Laboratory asks industry to help set the mass-timber research agenda
The first-round survey for the 4th North American Mass Timber Research Needs Workshop is open to everyone and closes November 6. It is collecting research topics, giving forest-products businesses a direct way to surface unresolved needs.
FOREST BUSINESS SCHOOL
Last call for the next Essentials cohort
The six-month Essentials program begins October 7. September 30 is the final day this opportunity will appear in Woods Run before admission closes.
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