Wood chip business in Grants Pass
Author: Lumber guy
Date: 01-13-2013 - 11:02
I hope someone was able to shoot some of the wood chip loads out of Grants Pass as it is coming to an end if it hasn't already. The prices of wood chips is in the tank due to a weak demand for paper products and increased residuals from the sawmills. As a result, the wood chip operation in Grants Pass is going away. He was one of the largest shippers in Southern Oregon.
I hear that he is moving up to somewhere just north of Roseburg, to reduce transportation costs. Unfortunately, it will no longer be a rail move as rail is more expensive to move chips north from there than it is from Grants Pass....go figure the logic on that!!
Anyhow, it was great while it was around, but now it is gone.