The lack of cold weather this winter has had an impact on most loggers, landowners and land managers. Many folks were unable to get onto their winter jobs and if they did, had to move to dryer grounds to a different location.
Hardwood pulpwood and firewood market remains strong. Spruce/Fir prices decreased due to the extremely poor lumber market. Futures on the spruce/fir lumber market do not look great going in to the spring and early summer. There is quite a bit of Euro spruce coming in on shiploads into the east coast seaports further dropping the overall lumber price. That a long with the higher interest rates are hurting the lumber market as less homes are being built.
Effective in July 2021 we again started buying birch and maple veneer logs for Megantic Veneer Company (former Masonite mill) in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. The mill is running well and their main focus is producing veneer faces for customers located on in the U.S., panels for use in guitars and veneer panels for furniture.
TRG has been the veneer log procurement for this mill since 1990 though the ownerships (now 3). The mill was established by the 4th and original owner, the Cliche family in 1913.