Wood sales smoking (wood export collapse)

[phantom power]

No, really.

Some suppliers get their wood from landscaping companies that must remove the remains of trees they cut down. Now many of the contractors — or their customers — are choosing to use the wood themselves.

“I've had to hunt all over to find the volume of wood ,” he said.

Not only is the supply harder to come by, but the price also has gone up.

“The chainsaws need gas, the log splitters need gas and the trucks use diesel fuel, so the price is up,” he said.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/147-08152008-1577143.html

[madokie]

1. My big worry right now is where will wood pellets be priced at this year

for years we paid 155 bucks a ton but these last few winters we've seen some pretty wild swings from 155 to 285 and then back to 185 this last winter.

[Benhurst]

2. I hope you were able to stock up.

[phantom power]

3. It looks like everybody is going to feel the pinch this winter.

People who live with cold winters, anyway.