Timber Market Information
Here you can find some basic tips about the current timber market that can benefit you:
- Know your products.
- Know the correct market for your products.
- Know current values for your products by independent consulting forester's appraisal.
- Primary Sawmills pay the most for mature timber. Secondary Buyers (often those that send information in the mail & make "cold calls") are not normally the highest paying buyers for mature timber.
- No significant current pine beetle problems to force harvests at this time. Last major beetle outbreak was 1995-96.
- Pine prices have been moderate since 2012.
- Hardwood lumber exports to China and Europe are key to the high prices paid for North Carolina hardwood timber.
- Hardwood timber prices have risen at a steady pace since 1990, downturns have been for short periods followed by increases. Current hardwood prices are high in 2024, with White Oak the highest of all species.
- Do not harvest young, vigorous oak & poplar stands that are increasing in value.
Have Questions?
Feel free to contact Dan Edwards with any questions or concerns about your land.