cutting white pine

[woodman]

Talked to a guy today who buys white pine from over seas at 37 cents a board ft. and thats shipping how do thay make money.

[woodmills1]

pine prices are funny.  I have seen nicer logs go for $500/MBF  yet around here home depot has their so called #2 at around two bucks and prime for around $3.35.  A local sawmill wants around $2.00 for planed clears, yet I can buy whole truck loads of log run pine for $100/truck.  seems it is getting harder to do anything with the lower grades.  the pallet contract I had was at 250/MBF and he would not take any knots over 3/4 inch but would take stain.  and who knows about foriegn markets.

[woodman]

Jim giv me a call if you want to cut six quarter for under 37 a bf by the tk load year round all you can cut.

[Noble_Ma]

Hey Jim,

I might be interested in that too.  

[woodmills1]

It all depends on what it has to grade at or look like.  I can get 30,000 bd ft of lower quality any time I want it.  but it is either small, stained, or knotty.  I pay around a nickel so still would be profit if no delivery.