Appalachian Hardwood Center Timber Market Report

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Appalachian hardwood center timber market report.

By paul rogers with what can only be considered an exhausting frustrating and completely off the hook rally the lumber plywood and pressure treated markets finally appear to be relaxing. We are now buying many species and grades of hardwood saw logs. Prices are subject to change on short notice. Our kiln dried hardwood lumber including red oak poplar cherry and hard maple is internationally recognized to be among the finest available.

Appalachian flooring is committed to providing customers with the finest hardwood floors combining quality and design in each and every one. Quarterly information on timber stumpage and mill prices based on information from loggers sawmills pulp and paper companies foresters and public agencies. Appalachian flooring is one of the premier solid and engineered hardwood flooring manufacturers in canada. As the saying goes nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Appalachian hardwood manufacturers members are eligible for certified appalachian sustainable and legal which is a third party audit of sourcing timber products from the region to meet the standards adopted by the ahmi board of trustees. It seems to be a buyer s market bouncing along the bottom at the minimum price that still allows a little wood to move. Lumber update october 2020. The report is intended to describe general trends in the timber market.

The center was established in 1987 by the west virginia legislature to provide technical and research support for the state s growing wood products industry. The appalachian hardwood center ahc at west virginia university is a jointly supported center of the wvu extension service and the wvu davis college of agriculture natural resources and design. Pennsylvania timber market report first quarter 2020 prices remained soft in the first quarter of 2020. Hardwood pallet logs maximum diameter on butt end 18.

Hardwood logs not meeting specs are paid at 80 m or culled. Highlights of the appalachian hardwood lumber markets as of january 25 2019 well congratulations anyone reading this actually made it through another year. What is also certain is that there is never any certainty with our timber markets and the wood products industry is. Minimum diameter 10 maximum diameter on butt end 30.