in what is probably a somewhat short-lived movement, pulpwood prices in central and south alabama have risen significantly over the last couple of weeks. low inventories, christmas holidays, and a bit more rain than we've had over the last two years have paper mills rightly concerned about their winter inventories.

higher prices generally result in greater supply, so this increase will probably last only so long disocunt timberland boots . however, as we' timberland shoes ve been telling you on this blog, the overall usage of pulpwood fiber - particularly pine pulpwood fiber - timberland waterproof boots is increasing in our area. international paper's return to the use of pine fiber at it's cantonment (pensacola), florida mill and the new high-capacity osb plant that louisiana pacific has built at thomasville, alabama will continue to exert upward pressure on the price of pine pulpwood across our region. in addition to those plants, there also are the wood-pellet plants that we've discussed going in across the south - also timberland waterproof boots using pine pulpwood fiber.

we believe (anecdotally) that many landowners in our area have been holding back on their initial pine plantation thinnings waiting for a big price increase on pine pulpwood. if the timing is right, a landowner can catch a good price for his/her pulpwood during a time when ground conditions are good for thinning. (however, we should beware of thinning our pine plantations during really wet weather just because a good price is available. in many soils, extreme moisture timberland shoes will soften the ground such that logging equipment can damage the root systems of the trees that are left after the thinning).