Price of beech sawlogs

[Johnpl315]

Does anyone have any idea if there is a going rate for beech sawlogs? In West Sussex. 

Thanks

[Squaredy]

3 hours ago, Johnpl315 said:

Does anyone have any idea if there is a going rate for beech sawlogs? In West Sussex. 

Thanks

Does depend on the quality of course, but fairly low value for Beech - if they are good quality forest grown milling logs then around £70 per ton delivered to sawmills.

[spuddog0507]

I think the price on beech saw logs may vary a little from different regions but i think £70 a tonne delivered in is very cheap, we was getting £90 a tonne roadside 2 years ago for winter felled  good clean forest grown 400mm MTD in 2.5 mtr lenghs, i dont think there would be that much call for it at this time of year tho, I think a few phone calls would be well worth the effort on this subject, or if you just talking the odd log here and there out of some ones garden then £70 a tonne for it to go as a saw log is dear as 99 logs out of a 100 will contain metal of some sort and there for i would think £40-£50 tonne max,,,

[Johnpl315]

Thank you for your replies. I hadn't thought about the seasonality of it. Why is this an issue? Are the summer cut just more likely to go mildewy? 

[trigger_andy]

Thank you for your replies. I hadn't thought about the seasonality of it. Why is this an issue? Are the summer cut just more likely to go mildewy? 

The sap starts rising in the Spring so Winter Felled logs will be dryer and season quicker.

[gdh]

I would have guessed at £90-£100 a ton. I just sold 10ton of bigger beech and Ash I had left from firewood at £90 roadside and I'm buying in larch sawlogs at £100+ 

 

In mid Wales.

[Johnpl315]

Thanks for the replies. What diameter would be the minimum a Miller would be interested in? 

 Thanks

[Johnpl315]

On 08/07/2021 at 23:18, spuddog0507 said:

I think the price on beech saw logs may vary a little from different regions but i think £70 a tonne delivered in is very cheap, we was getting £90 a tonne roadside 2 years ago for winter felled  good clean forest grown 400mm MTD in 2.5 mtr lenghs, i dont think there would be that much call for it at this time of year tho, I think a few phone calls would be well worth the effort on this subject, or if you just talking the odd log here and there out of some ones garden then £70 a tonne for it to go as a saw log is dear as 99 logs out of a 100 will contain metal of some sort and there for i would think £40-£50 tonne max,,,

What is MTD please? 

[gdh]

20 minutes ago, Johnpl315 said:

What is MTD please? 

Minimum top diameter.

[Johnpl315]

Doh thank you