Economical assessment of poplar small-diameter timber and marketing of its wood products

Small diameter timber (SDT) have 5-10 cm diameter and there are many of them in Iran and all over the world. SDP are utilizing in wood product industries. Library information collected from five Iranian organizations and data processing were conducted on the information. Statistical analysis and Mann-Whitney U test are used on the questionnaire. The result of Forest products data and forestation area and also questionnaire analysis and literature review showed that there is a lack of SDP and wood products demand increased in Iran. Wood products insufficiency during the study (11 year) and also annual usual imports cause to compensate wood products lack equal to $200 million in 2003. The factory units have SDP lacked because they facing with poplar plantation unsuitable distribution. Statistical test and analysis showed that is vacillation, problem and situation SDP marketing similar to wood products marketing. To lean on import cause to changing price severely and external competitors will replace internal products.