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<DIV>Dean, what you are seeing at the mills has been going on since the end of
WW II. The government’s efforts at rebuilding Japan escalated into a
regular market causing a constant stream of lumber going to the far East.
That market is now, of course, dominated by China. My family were
wholesale building materials distributors and sort of specialized in west coast
lumber for the middle Tennessee area. I grew up listening to complaints
about how our lumber prices were determined by whatever they were paying at any
given time. My wife and I took an Alaska cruise in 1990 and saw shiploads
of lumber in each port we visited, all going to that Eastern market.</DIV>
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<DIV>There are now reports of timber thefts here. The tree of choice is
white oak. White oak is primarily used for making whiskey barrels.
Demand is surging.</DIV>
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Bruer<BR>Murfreesboro, TN<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=deanvp@att.net
href="mailto:deanvp@att.net">Dean VP</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 22, 2021 1:42 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=at@lists.antique-tractor.com
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AT] Local sawmill with huge
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<P class=MsoNormal>Steve,<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>This isn’t that complex relative to Sum Ting Wong. With
the current demand outstripping supply here in the NW sawmills can name their
price which would be far and away exceeding any contractual price they have with
overseas customers. The SUM Ting Wong problem is the lack of Greed. Or loyalty
to local NW customers who will pay more.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Dean VP<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Snohomish, WA 98290<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of
ignorance, and gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of
misery."<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>..Winston Churchill...<o:p></o:p></P>
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>Stephen Offiler<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 21, 2021 5:04
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
<at@lists.antique-tractor.com><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AT] Local sawmill
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<P class=MsoNormal>If I'm the owner of that sawmill and the Chinese are
outbidding domestic buyers, I'm probably taking the Capitalist route and selling
to the highest bidder. Not that I have any real idea what's going on, but
I'm just running off the K.I.S.S. principle, and that makes sense to me.
Not sure what kind of conspiracy would have to be playing out if there's Sum
Ting Wong.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>SO<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 6:47 AM deanvp <<A
href="mailto:deanvp@att.net">deanvp@att.net</A>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style='FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>You may
recall I recently was stunned to see more inventory of cut lumber at a local
saw mill than I had seen in years. It just totally was inconsistent with
the lumber shortage vs demand driving up prices of lumber by unheard of
percentages. Well, I learned a little bit more about this inventory of
lumber. It is not for domestic consumption. It is headed for
China. How does that float your boat? It really, really
**&^%#'s me off. Sum ting Wong.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: #575757">Sent from my
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