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By Lauren Grand, OSU Extension Forestry & Natural Resources Extension, Lane County Our log prices have never been predictable. However, one could argue that they could predict the best time of year or even month to sell their logs based … Continue reading →

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Lane County I’m sure you all remember the huge snowstorm we had in March. Of course you do! How could anyone forget being stuck in their home for days or … Continue reading →

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Lane County Spring is here, but where are our log prices?  Time for everyone to start wondering what logs are going to do this year. Typically prices start to rise … Continue reading →

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Lane County None of the mills are too excited about purchasing a lot of logs with lumber prices staying low, but the good news is most of you are on … Continue reading →

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent – Lane County Usually I get to say that I have good news and bad news for you, but today I only have the unpleasant. Our two years on the … Continue reading →

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent – Lane County For those of you who’ve been following the logs market for a while know that the last 2 years have been somewhat out of the ordinary. Log … Continue reading →

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Lane County Well, I’ve got good news and I have bad news. Let’s get the bad out of the way.  Doug-fir log values have finally started to level off and … Continue reading →

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent, Lane County For those of you who may have sold logs or timber the past year, must be smiling all the way to the bank. Actually, the past couple years … Continue reading →

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent – Lane County Well this is my first log prices and trends report of hopefully many. In our last newsletter Treeman reported: “the spring report is my favorite because of … Continue reading →

By Steve Bowers, OSU Extension – Timber Harvesting Specialist The spring “Log Prices & Trends” has always been my favorite report. It’s the old “hope springs eternal” thing: this is the year we’re gonna make-it. This will be the summer … Continue reading →