As a buyer, I couldn't call the local mill I dealt with and demand $60 a ton for mixed hdw logs, they'd laugh me right off the phone. And if I did do that, they'd likely have cut my quota when things dried out...
I understand that. But I guarantee you that 7X9 ties from down there are bringing $30-$31 per tie just like they are from up here. And they are going up. I won’t be surprised if crossties are. $35 apiece before long. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again......... I think the whole system in south Alabama is seriously flawed. Seems to me it’s all about making the big guys rich and keeping the little guys right on the poverty line.
