Softwood Timber Prices

[MonsterMonster]

What's the going rate in your area for softwood timber if looking for an artic load?

[MonsterMonster]

What's the going rate in your area for softwood timber if looking for an artic load?

Surely someone must be buying artic loads of softwood.

[bilke_user]

Prices vary wildly depending on what part of the country you are in.
 

Obviously if you've a forest with harvesting operations taking place close to you then the cost of haulage will be reduced from that of the same product having to be transported 50+ miles

 

[gdh]

For stuff suitable for firewood and chipping we're paying around 40 a ton delivered. 

That's mid Wales from within 20 miles. 

[CallumA]

£24 a ton + VAT @ 5% or 20% + delivery from forestry commission

[SbTVF]

Just ordered some in today @ £38 per ton delivered. North east England.

[MonsterMonster]

Ok thanks for the prices. Have been quoted £48 +vat per ton for FSC 100% pure Scots pine delivered about 1/2 mile away from me in Lincs.

[gdh]

6 minutes ago, MonsterMonster said:

Ok thanks for the prices. Have been quoted £48 +vat per ton for FSC 100% pure Scots pine delivered about 1/2 mile away from me in Lincs.

I don't deal a lot with softwood but that seems expensive, especially with very local delivery. Would you be better buying slightly more expensive hardwood for the sake of £10?

[MonsterMonster]

19 hours ago, gdh said:

I don't deal a lot with softwood but that seems expensive, especially with very local delivery. Would you be better buying slightly more expensive hardwood for the sake of £10?

Mmmm I see your point. The last hardwood price I got was about £65/tonne back in March for FSC 100% Pure. The softwood at £48/tonne was chipping wood but looking at some of the responses this seems to be on the high end. They had 50+ tonnes of nice straight 2.5m 20cm round softwood at £60/tonne +VAT but is for fencing.

[MonsterMonster]

On 31/10/2017 at 06:16, CallumA said:

£24 a ton + VAT @ 5% or 20% + delivery from forestry commission

Did you actually buy from the Forestry Commission or from a trader that got their wood from the FC?