Total delivered cost per green metric tonne — harvest, haulage, roading, amortised silviculture and overheads — placing wood on the mill or chip-terminal weighbridge. It is your breakeven, independent of the export price.
Delivered blue gum chip cost is dominated by harvest and haulage; total cost to mill or terminal commonly runs $30–45 per green metric tonne depending on cartage distance.
ABARES ↗Because haulage is such a large share, cost of production is highly sensitive to distance to market: a compartment’s profitability can hinge on cartage kilometres as much as on how well it grew. It is the figure that decides which stands are worth harvesting when prices soften.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Site new plantings within economic haul distance of the market.
Schedule harvest crews for full utilisation and minimal relocation.
Maintain all-weather roading to keep trucks moving year-round.
Total delivered cost per green metric tonne — harvest, haulage, roading, amortised silviculture and overheads — placing wood on the mill or chip-terminal weighbridge. It is your breakeven, independent of the export price.
You need: Harvest & haul cost ($), Silviculture & roading (amortised) ($), Green tonnes delivered (GMT). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Delivered blue gum chip cost is dominated by harvest and haulage; total cost to mill or terminal commonly runs $30–45 per green metric tonne depending on cartage distance.
Site new plantings within economic haul distance of the market. Schedule harvest crews for full utilisation and minimal relocation. Maintain all-weather roading to keep trucks moving year-round.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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