The following figures show the average annual production per hectare for different classes of forests in Bulgaria:
State Forests
Building timber: 0.084 cubic metres per hectare
Fuel: 0.672 cubic metres per hectare
Charcoal: 4.353 kilograms per hectare
Parish Forests
Building timber: 0.083 cubic metres per hectare
Fuel: 0.330 cubic metres per hectare
Charcoal: 2.48 kilograms per hectare
Private Forests
Building timber: 0.22 cubic metres per hectare
Fuel: 0.77 cubic metres per hectare
Charcoal: 2.01 kilograms per hectare
Revenue from Forest Products
The revenue from the products and by-products of forests during the three-year period is shown below:
State Forests
Year Building Timber (Francs) Fuel (Francs) By-products (Francs) Total (Francs)
1901 88,497 115,157 16,948 230,602
1902 140,323 154,115 22,850 317,288
1903 184,208 181,732 25,411 391,351
Parish Forests
Year Building Timber (Francs) Fuel (Francs) By-products (Francs) Total (Francs)
1901 142,301 303,036 12,051 457,388
1902 185,678 357,113 16,767 559,558
1903 198,266 365,226 12,439 575,931
Note: These figures do not include timber felled illegally.
Observations
A hectare of State forest brings in an average of 0.34 francs per year.
A hectare of parish forest also brings in 0.34 francs per year.
The low revenue is due to the low tariff for State and parish timber and the high cost of transportation.
The similar revenue for State and parish forests reflects the uniformity of timber tariffs Balkan Tours.