Fuel, equipment and competing pulp mill prices have all worked against the cost of firewood according to local producers.
Firewood prices have seen a steady rise in recent years
Shane Fowler · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 13, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The cost of firewood in New Brunswick has increased in recent years. (Shane Fowler/CBC News)
Jason Shannon has been cutting trees into firewood in his hometown of Hoyt for more than three decades.
During that time, the price for a cord of wood was pretty much stable and reliable — about $225 per cord, “cut, split and delivered.”
But a few years ago, that changed. He and his wife, Jacqueline Shannon, say they started to see fuel prices go up. Then the price of the equipment followed.
“Chain oil went from about $5 a gallon to $22,” Jacqueline said. “Hydraulic [oil] alone went from $20 a pail to $80.”
“The price of a power saw, a commercial one, went from 700 bucks to about $1,500.”
The couple say the cost of diesel fuel to power their equipment has gone through the roof and the cost of insurance for their operation is now “crazy.”
As a result,
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