Wood shortage? Um, no ...

I live out in rural SC on the edge of a national forest, and see fully loaded log trucks pass my house at least half-a-dozen times a day, and driving around I see logging happening all over the place.

The other day I drove by the lumberyard, and have never seen so much wood piled up, almost the entire yard was filled with wood, stacks and stacks set out over the several acres.

Why is wood so expensive now? It sure ain’t a shortage.

Ikr?
Same here
Mine got plenty before breakfast

I live out in rural SC on the edge of a national forest, and see fully loaded log trucks pass my house at least half-a-dozen times a day, and driving around I see logging happening all over the place.

The other day I drove by the lumberyard, and have never seen so much wood piled up, almost the entire yard was filled with wood, stacks and stacks set out over the several acres.

Why is wood so expensive now? It sure ain’t a shortage.

Right? Too poppy and sparky.

They never let a manufactured crisis go to waste.

I've heard from a local lumberyard the problem is not available supply.

The problem is truckers staying home collecting double unemployment giving them far more take home cash than if they worked, first. Then secondly, cash they do get doesn't have to get siphoned off into their rig for fuel, DEF and lube.

Most small time truckers are making way more take home $$$ staying home.

There is no shortage, lumber yards are filled to the brim like never before. I’ve got a vacation ski house in Maine, every lumber yard up there is over flowing with raw logs and finished products. I’ve never seen their yards as full as they are now

I live out in rural SC on the edge of a national forest, and see fully loaded log trucks pass my house at least half-a-dozen times a day, and driving around I see logging happening all over the place.

The other day I drove by the lumberyard, and have never seen so much wood piled up, almost the entire yard was filled with wood, stacks and stacks set out over the several acres.

Why is wood so expensive now? It sure ain’t a shortage.

I live out in rural SC on the edge of a national forest, and see fully loaded log trucks pass my house at least half-a-dozen times a day, and driving around I see logging happening all over the place.

The other day I drove by the lumberyard, and have never seen so much wood piled up, almost the entire yard was filled with wood, stacks and stacks set out over the several acres.

Why is wood so expensive now? It sure ain’t a shortage.

I have worked in the NW timber industry for 30+ years, my family has been involved in it since the turn of the last century. Talk to loggers everyday and each one tells me that the log prices haven't changed and they aren't getting any more money for logging even though the lumber price is at all time highs; in other words, a huge disconnect in log versus lumber prices. All the mills in the NW are stuffed to the gills with logs, especially after the fires of last fall in OR and WA, and there is plenty of lumber, too.

My theory on all this is, lumber is a commodity; 2x4's are traded on the commodities exchange just like wheat, oil, pork bellies and everything else we produce. The fed has created trillions and that is starting to seep into prices of commodities as inflation- big time. You see it in gold and silver, too.

Don't expect the mills to ramp up production either in order to lower the price of lumber; they are loving this right now -that you can be sure of. The timber industry works on a 7 year economic cycle that you can set your watch to and believe me, there have been some lean years that need to be made up.

I live out in rural SC on the edge of a national forest, and see fully loaded log trucks pass my house at least half-a-dozen times a day, and driving around I see logging happening all over the place.

The other day I drove by the lumberyard, and have never seen so much wood piled up, almost the entire yard was filled with wood, stacks and stacks set out over the several acres.

Why is wood so expensive now? It sure ain’t a shortage.

I have worked in the NW timber industry for 30+ years, my family has been involved in it since the turn of the last century. Talk to loggers everyday and each one tells me that the log prices haven't changed and they aren't getting any more money for logging even though the lumber price is at all time highs; in other words, a huge disconnect in log versus lumber prices. All the mills in the NW are stuffed to the gills with logs, especially after the fires of last fall in OR and WA, and there is plenty of lumber, too.

My theory on all this is, lumber is a commodity; 2x4's are traded on the commodities exchange just like wheat, oil, pork bellies and everything else we produce. The fed has created trillions and that is starting to seep into prices of commodities as inflation- big time. You see it in gold and silver, too.

Don't expect the mills to ramp up production either in order to lower the price of lumber; they are loving this right now -that you can be sure of. The timber industry works on a 7 year economic cycle that you can set your watch to and believe me, there have been some lean years that need to be made up.

Yes, we need to do some stuff around the property, but are holding off until the prices return to normal?? Whatever that may be.

Really?

Pine is not a good firewood.

I live out in rural SC on the edge of a national forest, and see fully loaded log trucks pass my house at least half-a-dozen times a day, and driving around I see logging happening all over the place.

The other day I drove by the lumberyard, and have never seen so much wood piled up, almost the entire yard was filled with wood, stacks and stacks set out over the several acres.

Why is wood so expensive now? It sure ain’t a shortage.