Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Saw log prices April 15, 2008

My annotations in gray are values from our forester's 2006 analysis.

 

LOG MARKET REPORT:  Log markets fluctuate and are now in the lowest cycle in about 20 years. 

Douglas-fir selling for $575 in October is now selling for $460 per MBF (Hampton Industries @ Darrington and Sierra Pacific Industries @ Mt. Vernon).  $450 DF 9+ Saw

Large Ponderosa pine (11”+) selling for $500 in October is now selling for $450 per MBF (Boise @ Kettle Falls).  n/a

Small Ponderosa pine selling for $370 in October is now selling for $270 per MBF (Boise @ Kettle Falls). $350 PP 9+ Saw

The advice from here:  Wait for a better log market.  Your logger will likely demand a larger percentage of the delivered log prices in the current market.  He normally operates at a fixed cost per MBF or Ton.

Cost, stump to Winton mill: $365/MBF. We have 18 MBF saw logs.

 

 

1 comment:

  1. John later added:

    The log prices quoted in the news letter I sent (the attachement) have a caveat. Westside log prices are about 20% lower in value than eastside log prices, because Westside log scaling tables calculate long log scale (32ft) vs Eastside short log scale (16 ft). The difference is a lot less taper in short log scale, and therefore about 20% more volume. Eastside mills like Boise and Colville Forest Resource (Omak), scale using the short log tables.

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