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Firewood Dealers See An Increase In Demand

WCSH News-Portland, OR


With the cost of heating oil higher than a year ago, some firewood dealers we spoke with say they are seeing an increase in demand. Paul Reed Junior of Reed's Firewood in Durham says business is up 15% from last year and the phones are ringing steady.

Reed thinks more people are turning to firewood because they're uncertain about how high the cost of heating oil will go.

Reed says, "we're getting between 20-30 calls a day, which usually didn't start until September last year... And this has been going on for the last couple of weeks. And before that we were getting 10-15 calls a day which was still up. I mean, we're booked 4-5 weeks ahead and we're not in September yet."

Dealers we spoke with from Wells to Belfast are asking between $220 and $270 a cord for seasoned wood and $180 to $200 a cord for green wood. But if oil prices remain high, they will likely drive those firewood prices higher too.