The sale prices of wood producers vary on the basis of tree type
and quantity sold. The prices for all the sales ranged from Rs. 125
to 1000/ton during 1991–1992, with an average price of about Rs.
450/ton. Babul (Acacia nilotica) prices were the lowest, fetching
about Rs. 350/ton, while assorted pieces of other species fetched
roughly 50% higher prices; Rs. 530/ton. Mostly the provinces are self
sufficient in wood fuel supplies except Balochistan, where wood
fuel is drawn mostly from the neighboring Sindh province.