For those that have purchased wood for the winter, how are the prices compared to last year. My usual supplier went up 20% from last year. I'm going to start looking elsewhere. Below is his response to the increase.
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Yes the shortage has been caused by a tremendous jump in Pulpwood prices resulting in loggers sending in the wood going in that direction instead of local firewood. Pulp is paying as much as $165 per cord for grapple load type wood. This is further compounded by last winter being so long that my customer burned everything they had so there is an increase in orders. Personally, I am only taking orders from past customers this year and am booked for 8 weeks currently.
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