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Everything, but predictable: Logs & Non-timber Forest Products – Prices & Trends
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
The Snowstorm Strikes Again! Log & Non-Timber Forest Product Prices & Trends
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
Spring has sprung, but log prices haven’t: Logs and Non-timber Forest Products – Prices & Trends
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
Low Lumber, Pricey Polls: Logs and Non-timber Forest Products – Prices & Trends
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
It was good while it lasted.
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
What’s the buzz on poles?
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
In Anticipation of Fire Season
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
Logs and Non-timber forest products – Prices & Trends
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
Logs Prices and Trends – August 2017
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
Log Prices & Trends – May 2017
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