The lease prices can go up $5/acre and someone will jump on it
We are fortunate in Louisiana that we have over a million acres of public land access to fall back on
Timber prices are down, fuel prices are up = gotta make up the money somewhere. Too many pine plantations popped up across the state years ago and the demand is not there but the supply is high. Many many mills across the state have shut down, and the mills that do remain will often 'cap' the number of loads a company can bring in, particularly during the summer when its dry. One of the reasons behind this is....email
The amount of paper used has dropped exponentially due to email, not as many people print things out anymore, and hardly anyone writes letters anymore.