Factoes Affecting Cost And Returns On Thinning Flashcards
1
Q
Name the factors
A
- Topography
- Access
- Species
- Scales
- Point of sale
- Timber price
- Quality of timber
- Size
- Timber contracts
- Type of thinning
2
Q
Topography
A
-the topography can affect the cost as it may be more difficult to reach if the land is sloped or rough
3
Q
Access
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-timber removal and stacking areas
4
Q
Scale
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- How much is going to be removed
- How big is the site
5
Q
Point of sale
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- Negotiations
- Tender
- Auction
- Sell standing or roadside - higher cost with roadside and landowner must do themselves
6
Q
Timber price
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- Hardwood sell for higher amounts than softwood
- Timber prices fluctuate
- Global timber price - supply and demand, cost of production, uk prices and exchange rates
7
Q
Size
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- Softwood = 18cm+ diameter (sawlog), 14cm+ (fencing), 7cm+ (chip)
- Harwood = 40cm+ (sawlog), 25cm (fencing), 7cm + (firelog)
8
Q
Species
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-Conifers = sawlog = £75-120/m3, fencing / chip £45-60 /m3
9
Q
Quality of timber
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-Any kinks, thin, rotting?
10
Q
Timber contracts
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- Price and basis of contract/sale
- Conditions of sale (start -completion, payments)
