Author Topic: Price of White Pine Logs? (Ontario) (Read 20906 times)

dbnair · « **on:** February 05, 2010, 04:10:30 PM »

Hello,
I am looking to buy white pine logs to mill on my LT40hd to build my barn.

Is there a place I can find the going rate $ for Eastern White Pine logs?

Looking for logs ~16' long and 20"-32".

Also, tried contacting local logging companies. Any other suggestions?

Thank you,
Grant

nas · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2010, 04:24:21 PM »

Welcome to the forum

Have you tried contacting some local foresters? Some times they will know who is cutting pine.
Depending on quality, prices can range from $400-800/1000.
Where in Ontario are you?

Nick

treefarmer87 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2010, 08:46:13 PM »

i wish pine was like that here

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2010, 08:56:24 PM »

I have a NB price list with pine on it, but it might not apply up there.

http://www.ysc.nb.ca/PRICELIST.html

You have to go near the bottom of the list. White pine price has dropped a lot in price since a couple years. Now around $400/1000 for a perfect log and laughable for a grade three. When I see those prices, I say to myself they don't need pine.

woodmills1 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2010, 08:02:51 AM »

I sold around 110K bd ft of pine logs last year, pallet grade at $120 and select at $370/thousand. too bad you weren't closer I could hook you up. While the prices aren't great, I get so much pine from my tree service companies that I am happy the concentration yard takes it. After delivering a few loads of mostly pallet and number 2's it is a real eye opener when I get a check that is from a load that had a few #1 or selects in it. A nice 16 foot 20 inch select can pay as much as the rest of the pallet logs in the load

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2010, 08:35:50 AM »

Kinda like gas prices eh? When the price drops $0.05 a gallon when it's $4.00, tickled pink.

dbnair · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2010, 12:51:12 PM »

Thank you to everyone for your advice and response.

I live on a farm near Peterborough on 200 acres. 100 of it is mixed bushlot. Years ago I milled the lumber for my horse stalls by hand with an Alaskan chainsaw mill with a Stihl 066. That was slow and a huge amount of work. Last summer I picked up a Woodmizer LT40HD28 with 250 hours. It is amazing how fast, accurate and efficient it is. I work during the day as a computer consultant and at night and weekends as a farmer. So I don't have the time to harvest my own wood, so I thought I would buy the logs for this next big project a 100x180' riding arena and mill them on the weekends in prep for doing the building this summer.

Tanks again.
Take care,
Grant

wdncno · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2010, 08:34:31 AM »

Hi-I too live around Peterborough- Logs like you are looking for should be around $400 to $500 per 1000 bd ft. Good luck- If you can't find anything pm me and maybe I can put you onto someone- Michael

pep · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2010, 09:56:23 PM »

dbnair

Here in Northern Ontario (Temiskaming Forest) the going rate for EWP is around 80 dollars /tonne or around 3500 - 4000 per load average of 45 ton. I bought 2 loads of oversize a few years ago, paid 80/ton for 1 load and 58/ton for the other. Hope this helps.

Cheers

Pep

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