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I sell hardwood lumber locally and have raised the price of walnut several times over the past 4 or 5 years. In contrast to that my price for cherry is the same it was in 2004; it's never changed.
The hardwood market is completely different than commodity construction lumber.
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09-30-2020, 07:35 PM
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(09-28-2020, 08:58 AM)stoppy Wrote: I passed on some simple 1X pine because of price. Asked the manager if and when he thought prices would go down. He said, "Next spring." I'm hoping he's right.
I cleaned out my shed last week. I have a little Bubinga, Walnut, Wild Tambron, and less Cherry. I have a couple hundred bf of Hard Maple. Being an old retired guy this should hold me until spring.
See ya later,
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(09-24-2020, 05:02 AM)KC Wrote: Like others, I've delayed buying some construction material because the prices are stupid right now. Are hardwood prices way up as well?
I bought several bundles of poplar and white oak this morning from a local vendor. One of the sales guys said the mills have plenty of stock (in the upper Midwest, anyway) but they can't get it delivered to retail shops. He said a lot of our truckers are out west because they're getting fire-related hazard pay. Another customer confirmed that. So...maybe that's driving up prices a bit.
White oak seemed a little higher than usual. Same with poplar.
