There's a pole place in Goodwater, up in Coosa Cty.. or at least there was one a year or so ago. 'Transmission' poles are big poles.. I'm not sure what the specs are on the poles they buy there.

I used to buy timber years ago in central AL (still am a forester) and timber prices fell in '08 when the rest of the economy tanked. Some of it rebounded, but pine logs haven't and are worth on the stump roughly half of what it was back pre '08. If the housing market is down, then there is no great need for pine lumber and plywood. If the consumer isn't buying a ton of lumber and plywood, then the mills don't need so much of it, so prices offered for the raw materials go down.

Location will also drive the prices, because different mills in different geographic locations have different delivered prices. That's why it's crazy for landowners to hear about what hardwood logs are bringing in north AL, and expect to get the same prices in Greenville. You can't haul the wood 200-300 miles to higher delivered prices without eating the extra money in freight, and the logger's not going to tie up his truck for a haul that lasts 6 or 8 hours, and only move one load a day.

Jarod: I'm still working some with a timber company, and the prices you quoted are in the ballpark for what central AL prices are typically doing these days. You did about as good as you could with them on those products.