Future Firewood Demand Optimism?

[Billhook]

From the Arborist site from a guy in Illinois USA complaining about the current price of firewood there

 

[Steve Bullman]

3 minutes ago, Billhook said:

From the Arborist site from a guy in Illinois USA complaining about the current price of firewood there

 

$175 to stack!! 😂

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, Steve Bullman said:

$175 to stack!! 😂

Is that the price of the wood + stacking or just to stack with $700 on top for the wood ? 

[Steve Bullman]

That’s the price just to stack it if I’m reading it correct 

[Dan Maynard]

That's 3.63 cubic metres for $700, which at $190 a cubic metre doesn't look as bad but still not cheap.

 

[Steve Bullman]

1 minute ago, Dan Maynard said:

That's 3.63 cubic metres for $700, which at $190 a cubic metre doesn't look as bad but still not cheap.

 

You have to also consider that being America most of those logs are probably going to be 2ft lengths, so a lot lot quicker to process a load 

[neiln]

Probably more likely 16" logs. It's not an agreed definition but a lot go on 3 face cord makes a cord, so 16" logs.  Plus that'll for l fit in any us stove but bigger than 18" would be too long for many.

 

$700 per cord is well over double what many are used to paying over there, but just as here, gas, electricity and oil is up, wood is following

 

[neiln]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62318376

 

I fear that you guys selling wood have undersold and continue to.  £200/m³ hardwood would be a decent deal, £250 still not bad.  Trouble is getting your competition and your customers to agree, but with gas, electricity and presumably oil up by of the order of 400% in 12-18 months, a 200-250% rise to logs would seem very fair.

[trigger_andy]

37 minutes ago, neiln said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62318376

 

I fear that you guys selling wood have undersold and continue to.  £200/m³ hardwood would be a decent deal, £250 still not bad.  Trouble is getting your competition and your customers to agree, but with gas, electricity and presumably oil up by of the order of 400% in 12-18 months, a 200-250% rise to logs would seem very fair.

The customers don’t have to agree, just the competition. Just look at Pump prices, I doubt any customer agrees there. 
 

And careful what you wish for. At £250 a cube I doubt you’d get any logs dropped of for free. 

[neiln]

Wishing?  Not me. I don't sell and don't want to see anyone in fuel poverty.

I had to turn down logs least week though, so a drop in demand for tip site use can be catered for.

 

Some customers don't need to agree, but those that have alternative heating do.  If they think logs are costly they don't buy surely.

Edited July 27, 2022 by neiln