Timber Blog

October 5, 2006

October 2006 - Hardwood Market Report

Ben Bruggeman (Bruggeman Logging LLC, Dubuque, IA)

• Log Prices are for Mill-Delivered Logs (F.O.B)
• September 29, 2006

What's Strong?

Black Walnut

• (Veneer Logs) – F.O.B. $2500-12,000/MBF
• (Grade Logs) – F.O.B. $1000-3000/MBF
• driving forces include strong Chinese market for flooring and domestic markets for furniture and flooring

White Oak

• (Veneer Logs): F.O.B. $1500-3000/MBF
• (Grade Logs): F.O.B. $400-700/MBF
• driving forces include flooring and roustic furniture markets

Hard Maple

• (Veneer Logs): F.O.B. $2000-4000/MBF
• (Grade Logs): F.O.B. $600-1200/MBF

Soft Maple

• (Grade Logs): F.O.B. $300-600/MBF

Black Cherry

• (Veneer Logs): F.O.B. $2000-4000/MBF
• (Grade Logs): F.O.B. $700-1300/MBF

Hickory spp.

• (Grade Logs): F.O.B. $300-400/MBF
• strong demand for hickory flooring

Red Oak spp.

• (Flooring Grade Logs): F.O.B. $300-400

What's Steady?

Elm

• (Grade): F.O.B. $120-350/MBF
• Buying largeer American Elm logs (DIB >26")
• Buying smaller Red Elm logs (DIB >14")

Blocking Logs

• Cottonwood: F.O.B. $230-240
• Hackberry: F.O.B. $230-240
• Honeylocust: F.O.B. $230-240

Pallet Logs

• White Oak: F.O.B. $230-240
• Hickory: F.O.B. $230-240
• Soft Maple: F.O.B. $230-240

What's Slow?

Red Oak

• (upper Grades Logs) - F.O.B. $500-600

Winter Marketing Notes (November-April)

• Basswood F.O.B. $400-600
• Hard Maple (limb logs) for baseball bats in Japan

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Posted by Jay Hayek at 4:26 PM