Selling green vs seasoned wood price discount

There’s lots of guys selling green wood 15-20% cheaper in the spring through the summer. Come fall it’s not advertised as much until they are out of dry wood, which makes sense.

My guess is it’s an income source for the slower months selling green wood. Steady supply of cash is better than no cash. I’d rather spend time selling dry wood than green wood in the fall.

 

The customer yesterday asked me if i normally sell green wood which i replied no. I cut enough to keep my regulars supplied plus maybe 25% more in case they need an extra load. Ill sell off extra late Winter if needed.

I prefer selling dry wood, but having customers ask for green and if i can supply i will.

Always in need of bundle wood for inventory as thats a year round thing.

 

I would think a lot more profit in bundle wood over the green wood?

 

Yes. I gets stacked separate next door. I grade splits as they come off the hydro. Certain species wont go into bundles either.

 

For me I think it'd be worth a 15-20% discount just because I could split it right onto a truck or trailer and get paid for it. Not having it take up space in the woodyard or waiting for it to season has to be worth something...

 

Second load went Tuesday. All red maple. He will take another cord in a month. I have another couple customers to call for fresh cut.

 

Awesome looking wood!

 

Had contacted one of my regulars a while back who asked about buying in the off season. He texted and a load of two month old silver maple went out today. I had never made it to a stack so he got the discount. He'll get another load tomorrow as I have a pile of red maple that needs to go.

 

Creative way to find additional storage space!!

 

Another semi seasoned half cord out today. Mix of cherry, red and silver maple. Cut and split in February and never stacked. He will take another load of the same the end of the month. Maybe 3/4+ cord left in the pile. I'm liking this not stacking bit. Trying to set him up for taking loads of green splits a year ahead of time.

 

Nice load. Almost as much work picking it up out of a pile and loading and stacking and loading.

 

I'm with jrider ...
No discount green vs seasoned usually.
Same amount of expense of gas and time.

 

I agree on the no discount. Only reason I could see giving discount would be if I had nowhere left to stack, and even then, it wouldn’t be much of a discount. If it works well for you buZZsaw BRAD then I say do it

 

Saves the stacking and unstacking so i discount it. Two less steps. Once its stacked then the price is the same whether green, semi seasoned or dry.

 

That makes sense

 

Im trying to encourage my larger volume customers to take delivery of green wood/semi seasoned wood in the off season. Easier for me and saves them a couple bucks. PITA for me to store more. Most of my other regulars like to buy the half cord/cord as needed.

 

I acquire firewood by any means possible. Cutting on my property or others. But my most profitable way is to buy already cut and split green firewood from those living "Hand to Mouth." A well laddered bond portfolio current will yield you roughly 4.5% annually and the stock market over the long-term in the 8-10% range. I purchased nine facecords/three cords of freshly cut and split cherry this January from a dude about 60 miles from me. It registered 35% on my moisture meter just from the ends and surfaces. With my tape measure I came up with 4.5' X 8.5' and 18" cuts. So about 1&1/3 facecords times nine. I have been selling this stuff this month for $290 a facecord reading 15% or less on fresh splits. By my math I sold this green cherry for five times as much as I paid for it. I love green sellers so to speak and will buy everything you have if you are close enough to me. By the way, his eyes lit up like the fourth of July when I handed him over my Benjamins.

 

I give a discount on 10 cords or more orders and it must be in 2 cord increments. Tractor loads log, processor does its thing, and conveyor delivers the splits in the trailer. We can knock a 2 cord order out in 55-75 minutes. When I get a break on buying logs I pass that along. Seems to even out and I keep my margin.

 

The more I think about this, there are several factors. Price of logs and how much handling. What margin are you at before and after the discount? If margin is tight or handling is high, I don't think I would. Things need to make sense.

 

Absolutely love green wood! My local logger sold his Eastonmade processor a month or so ago. Now he has all these logs laying around. Made a deal with him for $50 a truck load for hickory. I'll sell it in Nashville twelve months from now for over $325. He knows the volume I move and what I receive, but he can't find the people to what I do. Today's temperature hit 99 and the heat index was insane. However, I perceived.