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Sawn wood is cheap to store but kiln dried and processed much less so. JIT also means you can't just build a lot of warehouses quickly to store them. And we're
by MafellUser 4y ago
Sawn wood is cheap to store but kiln dried and processed much less so. JIT also means you can't just build a lot of warehouses quickly to store them. And we're not even talking about the supply chain disruption, or the bottlenecks in processing green wood.
Even sand is in short supply right now. You can argue sand is even more storable.
- master_crab 4y agoAgree it's not as easy as simple as storing wood in warehouses, but the issues with sand have to do with a more permanent shortage in global supply and are not directly comparable to lumber markets. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/05/sand-shortage-the-world-is-running-out-of-a-crucial-commodity.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/05/sand-shortage-the-world-is-r...