board foot
noun
: a unit of quantity for lumber equal to the volume of a board 12 × 12 × 1 inches
—abbreviation bd ft
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Timber sales peaked several decades ago at about 12 billion board feet amid widespread clear-cutting of forests.
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Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The Forest Service has sold about 3 billion board feet of timber annually for the last decade.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Lumber prices fell by more than 6 percent over two days after Thursday's pause to $651 per thousand board feet, the Financial Times reported.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
However, the increase in the number of board feet of usable lumber has not grown as quickly recently.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
The Forest Service has sold about 3 billion board feet of timber annually for the last decade.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Lumber prices fell by more than 6 percent over two days after Thursday's pause to $651 per thousand board feet, the Financial Times reported.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
However, the increase in the number of board feet of usable lumber has not grown as quickly recently.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Board foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/board%20foot. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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