Hello there - just wondering how much people pay for firewood say on a per kilogram basis? The other day I saw 15 kilogram bags at Shell service station selling for 3 bags for $36. This is 80 cents per kilogram or $800 per tonne.
In my area they sell firewood by the ute load and if split sells for roughly $160 to $200 per load delivered. I would say there would be 800kg per load. Therefore 20 to 25 cents per kilogram.
The reason for me asking this is we would have over 20,000 tonne of firewood on my property that we could start cutting up and wondering the best place to sell. I was originally thinking the Southern Highlands but it seems there is quite a bit of competition down there so prices are not as high as one would think.
This has been a long term plan of mine - last 20 years. We have let trees come up naturally over that time and estimate we now have 20,000 tonne of firewood growing with 500 tonne ready to go. It is not a sustainable business model as we will always grow more than we take - it will be and is a re-generative business model.
In my area they sell firewood by the ute load and if split sells for roughly $160 to $200 per load delivered. I would say there would be 800kg per load. Therefore 20 to 25 cents per kilogram.
The reason for me asking this is we would have over 20,000 tonne of firewood on my property that we could start cutting up and wondering the best place to sell. I was originally thinking the Southern Highlands but it seems there is quite a bit of competition down there so prices are not as high as one would think.
This has been a long term plan of mine - last 20 years. We have let trees come up naturally over that time and estimate we now have 20,000 tonne of firewood growing with 500 tonne ready to go. It is not a sustainable business model as we will always grow more than we take - it will be and is a re-generative business model.