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It’s a downward trend: Log Prices and Trends

By Lauren Grand, OSU Extension Forestry & Natural Resources, Lane County This time of year is usually when prices are moving upward into the springtime, but this year isn’t following suit. This is likely a result of a few things … Continue reading

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Time off for the holidays: Log prices and trends

By Lauren Grand, OSU Extension Forestry & Natural Resources, Lane County The lumber market hasn’t perked up just yet and with prices being low many mills and yards are relying heavily on their inventory or taking some down time as … Continue reading

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Back to Normal: Log Prices and Trends

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension, Extension Agent serving Lane County I feel like this is the first time, in a long time, that I’m reporting a normal summer. Prices are holding steady and despite the fires … Continue reading

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Time to dust off your management plan? Log prices & trends

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension, Extension Agent serving Lane County We are coming up on spring and that means summer is just around the corner. If you are thinking about a harvest this summer, it is … Continue reading

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Are you the winter logging type? Log and non-timber forest product prices & trends

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension, Extension Agent serving Lane County Log buyers are actively looking for wood right now and while prices aren’t where they were last winter, they are certainly good and on par with … Continue reading

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The Summer has been good to us: Log and Non-timber Forest Product Prices and Trends

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension, Extension Agent serving Lane County Prices are continuing to be good and even increase slightly this summer. Normally I’d have the inclination to say, “we are flying high on increasing prices … Continue reading

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Hold Steady: Log and Non-timber Forest Product Prices and Trends

By Lauren Grand, OSU Forestry and Natural Resources Extension, Extension Agent serving Lane County We are still seeing a lot of action as we move into summer with prices coming back to our new normal. While prices have come down … Continue reading

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Can you hear that buzz? Log and non-timber forest prices & trends

By Lauren Grand, OSU Extension Forestry & Natural Resources, Lane County Prices skyrocketed last month with Douglas-fir peaking at $1650 per thousand board feet in the Eugene/Springfield area. Did your mouth just fall open? Mine did! That is an amazing … Continue reading

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It’s time to embrace the rain: Log and non-timber forest product prices and trends

By by Lauren Grand, OSU Extension Forestry and Natural Resources serving Lane County Things are starting to level out after seeing large fluctuations in the lumber market and inventories at the mill. Mills are buying now, but each mill’s needs … Continue reading

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Lumber prices take a nose dive

by Lauren Grand, OSU Extension Forestry and Natural Resources serving Lane County Things are a little bit chaotic these days. Had I written this article last week I would be telling you log prices are high for the summer. Since … Continue reading

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