Timber into firewood...

[windthrown]

I was at a party on New Year's eve west of Portland, OR and I met some guys that had a 120 acre lot with perfect stright Doug fir trees growing on it. I mean these are pole quality trees, low taper, great crowns, great size for milling (2 ft DBH). So, I asked them why they were not cutting them and milling them... they all looked at me and shrugged. Then they 'splained that Doug fir prices are in the basement and that they are only cutting the worst trees down and bucking and splitting them into firewood.

Last year Doug fir prices were real good and all the mills here were cranking full time. This year its cut it for firewood... *sigh*

 

[Husky137]

Housing markets in the crapper and the Canadians got their wish for subsidized lumber so why wouldn't doug fir be down in the states? Supply and demand dictates price most of the time.