Re: Logger's
[Re: cwtrapper]
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08/09/20 02:37 PM
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The market in western Washington has taken off pretty good just lately. 5"+ chip&saw Douglas fir is now $100 a ton, western red cedar $1600mbf. Soft woods like hemlock and true fir isn't great, but still profitable.
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Re: Logger's
[Re: cwtrapper]
#6959086
08/09/20 03:18 PM
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Environmentalism killed tree harvest in the west about 40 years ago
Now a perfect renewable resource goes up in smoke every summer
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Re: Logger's
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08/09/20 04:38 PM
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SundanceMtnMan
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I work in a studmill in northern Idaho and we can't cut enough wood. We are working 63 hours a week and owners are asking us to work more O.T. Douglas fir,larch,grand fir,hemlock and lodgepole are in demand and loggers are super busy. Cedar is also high but not for studwood. Ponderosa pine and pulp are pretty much worthless. We also had a paper mill shut down and they say it is done for good. I think lack of workers is a problem everywhere. We are always short handed. Private timber and state land is being logged hard and just as the Feds were starting to sell some timber the virus hit and they all shut down.
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Re: Logger's
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08/09/20 05:24 PM
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logger coffey
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Logger Coffey, what is poplar going for in KY these days? Right now our markets are dried up for poplar , i mean dont cut it or just leave it standing. pallet mills would probably buy some ,but the price would not be good.
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Re: Logger's
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08/09/20 05:26 PM
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logger coffey
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CW red oak coming back at all price wise? I have 30 acres big stuff, I need to cut but I am not giving it away either. I definitely think redoak will make a comeback, but it may take a few more years. most of the red oak went over seas . maby in the near future things will turn around.
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Re: Logger's
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08/09/20 05:56 PM
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CW red oak coming back at all price wise? I have 30 acres big stuff, I need to cut but I am not giving it away either. Short answer is no. High dollar red oak pretty much died in the late 90's. I don't expect to see that return. Prices now are still going down on grade lumber. A sawmill guy I deal with is forced to send it to a kiln and sit on it. Sells some when he has an order. I'd just store it on the stump if I were you.
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Re: Logger's
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08/09/20 09:52 PM
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Talked to a good friend who is a contractor. Said they can't get treated lumber with such a high demand for it. Local lumber yard is doing record sales. Last month they exceeded last YEARS total in sales! When all this nonsense ends and the economy opens back up, I bet loggers will be swamped with work.
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