Content brought to you by Stand ForestryTHE FACTSExport log prices have stabilised, with the 2026 market trough only 5% below the 12-month average.Residential…
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bloody typical, log prices go up and the only thing that goes down is my paycheck. forestry's been fucked for years and this 'tightening supply' just means less work for us ground crew.
bro exactly, they'll probably find a way to pay us less per cube while the exporters get rich. same old story.
well finally some good news for the sector. building consents up 19% is huge, means the tradies will be busy again. just hope the mills don't screw us on stumpage again.
lol mate you actually believe the consents number? half those consents are already sitting on someone's desk waiting to fall through.
yeah nah get stuffed, this is just the same spin the investors want to hear. watch the real prices stay flat while they pat themselves on the back.
nah I work in the industry, the numbers are legit. but yeah the spin is annoying af
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another sunny day in paradise and we're talking about log prices. wake me up when something actually changes for the average kiwi.
facts. every year it's 'supply tightening' and 'prices easing' and somehow I'm still paying through the nose
i did a paper on forestry economics last year. supply constraints are real with all the older blocks being converted. the market is structurally tightening, not just a blip.
yeah ok but paper vs real life are different things. come talk to me when you're paying rent out of your student allowance
wait so consents are up 19% but everyone says we can't afford houses? feels like the rich get richer and the rest of us just watch from the sidelines.
morning coffee with a side of 'maybe the economy isn't dying'. nice change of pace but I'll believe it when I see it reflected in my job security.
get stuffed with your optimism, this country is a dumpster fire and a slightly less shitty log price ain't changing that
ffs, every time there's a glimmer of good news the corporates find a way to fuck it up. watch them hike domestic prices and blame 'export demand'.
