Cypress: a species in transition

The market for southern cypress is changing. An analysis of the cypress resource, a survey of cypress manufacturers, and discussions with state personnel, retailers, brokers, researchers and other characterized production and identified production and marketing problems. The typical cypress manufacturer is a small mill with a median annual output of 6,000,000 BF (all species), of which 200,000 BF is cypress. The overall cypress market, however, is dominated by a few large mills. Primary products produced are lumber and siding. Many cypress manufacturers expressed concern about competition from other species (primarily cedar and pressure-treated southern yellow pine). This and other concerns about the market, combined with confusion regarding the durability of cypress, suggest that there should be changes in marketing efforts and new markets should be identified.

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