3rd quarter, 2008 comments.
Ø No wood available
Ø Sawmills need logs badly because of wet summer yet they refuse to pay more for the hardwoods.
Ø Due to the market volatility, held off on putting out 4 ready-to-go sales until the current “quarter”. It’s easier to sell “F” again! Lousy prices still for lower grade “T” though, we can’t have it all at this time, oh well.
Ø Lumber prices continue to decline, especially cherry, oak, s. maple. Hard maple upper grades doing well.
Ø All wood is at a low time low. Pine 40-50 per thousand. Oak is questionable. Firewood is up to $7.50 to $15.00 per cord. I trade excavation work for the wood.
Ø Haven’t purchased any wood in over a year
Ø Very slow
Ø Cutting some firewood as part of a tsi project. No merchantable logs involved.
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