Wholesale firewood? processed softwood

[Graham w]

hi everyone, wondering what a fair price would be for wholesale cut and split softwood?

[sjs5060]

I think you'd need £55 per m3 to do any good. Could do with being more but the retailer will want his cut too

 

Ste

Edited February 23, 2014 by sjs5060

[Graham w]

around here softwood retails around £55m3 loose, i was thinking around £38 -£40 m3 + haulage but would there be enough left for the retailer?

[sjs5060]

Trouble is graham, to get the cord delivered to your yard could easily cost £38 per m3. You need paying for processing it. Is it sold at £55 a cube or £55 for a builders bag round you? It's about that, may £60 for a builders bag round me, but that's only 0.6m3.

 

Ste

[Graham w]

the cheapest i have found is £52 -£55 loose cube, some folk do builders bags that are more expensive.

 

cord delivered is around £38 m3 but if you buy wind blow/pulp at £17- £22 and extract it, haul it yourself then process all for £38 m3, i think it would pay wages

 

question is would anyone buy an 80m3 artic of processed semi seasoned soft wood for £40m3 delivered?

[woody3]

you dont say here you are? but i can buy retail £35 m3 cut and seasoned in the highlands

[Logsnstuff]

you dont say here you are? but i can buy retail £35 m3 cut and seasoned in the highlands

 

ye and I was told about people doing firewood in highlands paying no tax and buying top of the range processors seems they are known to several harvesting contractors, only way to sell at that price is illegally or at a loss.

[Graham w]

ye and I was told about people doing firewood in highlands paying no tax and buying top of the range processors seems they are known to several harvesting contractors, only way to sell at that price is illegally or at a loss.

 

well not quite at a loss but worked out at £40m3 with artic delivery to 150 miles cutting out the middle mans premiums would pay the lads and maintain the equipment. thats it.

so at £35m3 its unlikely to be of any quaility or quantity. that or find a new job:laugh1:

[woody3]

ye and I was told about people doing firewood in highlands paying no tax and buying top of the range processors seems they are known to several harvesting contractors, only way to sell at that price is illegally or at a loss.

 

well one is a forum member selling at £42.50 per cube:confused1: clearly if you are getting the wood cheaper or free it still make business sense?

[Graham w]

hmmm? so how to save a fiver. at a push it could be done without haulage and the lowest grade of usable timber but it would be absolutely pointless as i could get better money roadside and letting someone else transport/process at greater expense.

 

there will be no such thing as free timber when the bio guys snap it up when the demand grows