THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015
Business & Ag
Economic development
discusses grocery options
BY TODD ARRIOLA
Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com
The Baker County
Economic Development
Committee (EDC) met on
Thursday, October 22, at
4 p.m., in the Commission
Chambers of the County
Courthouse, to discuss a
variety of topics, among
them timber salvage,
development and employ-
ment issues, and the future
of grocery shopping in
Baker City.
Attending the meeting
were County Commission
Chair Bill Harvey, EDC
Chair Craig Ward, BTI
Director Jerry Peacock,
Baker County Economic
Development Director
Greg Smith, Smith’s as-
sistant Julie Hicks, Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege Small Business De-
velopment Center (BMCC
SBDC) Vice President
Jeff Nelson, City Manager
Mike Kee, BMCC SBDC
Advisor Glenas Orcutt,
Baker County Chamber
of Commerce Executive
Director Debi Bainter,
and former BMCC SBDC
Advisor Bob Savage.
Ward called the meeting
to order, followed by in-
troductions, including new
SBDC Advisor Orcutt, for-
mer Regional Advertising
Director for the Baker City
Herald and the La Grande
Observer.
Harvey, giving those
present a Commission
Chair update, spoke about
the second coordination
meeting between Tom
Montoya and Jeff Tomac,
of the U.S. Forest Service
— Weekly Hay Report —
Friday, October 23, 2015 — Eastern Oregon
Prices trended generally steady compared to week-
ago prices. Export sales continue to be slow. Re-
tail/Stable demand for all types of hay from Crook,
Deschutes, Jefferson, Wasco counties continues
to be good. Many producers have decided to hold
on to their hay for now, in hopes for higher prices.
Some producers are have had their water rights cut
off due to the drought.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg
Alfalfa — Large Square, Fair
1,600 100.00-100.00 100.00
Meadow Grass — Small Square, Premium
8 260.00-260.00 260.00
Last week:
Alfalfa / Orchard Mix — Large Square, Good
700 150.00-150.00 150.00
Wheat / Barley Straw — Small Square, Utility
400 45.00-45.00 45.00
USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov
— Cattle Market Report —
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 1,113
Todd Arriola / The Baker County Press
The economic development committee met last week to discuss the Haggen
situation among other topics.
(USFS), and the County
Commissioners, held on
Wednesday, October 21,
2015. “It went pretty
well. Intense sometimes.
I’m getting used to that…
Mr. Tomac and I’ve had a
good day…We’re get-
ting the (salvage timber)
assessments put together.
I’m meeting with them
again in two weeks, with
Mr. Tomac, and fi nalizing
some plans, and kind of
knowing the direction and
the volume of what we’re
cutting,” Harvey said.
He also mentioned a sim-
ilar type of coordination
meeting, with representa-
tives from the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM),
held on Thursday, October
29, also in the Commis-
sion Chambers. Harvey
said there will be ongoing
meetings to discuss the
coordination process not
only with the aforemen-
tioned agencies, but also
the Oregon Department of
Forestry (ODF), and both
the State and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife services.
Ward asked Harvey
about the timber market, to
which Harvey replied that
private sales are show-
ing an average gross of
$100 per 1,000 board feet,
“…which is better than I
thought,” Harvey said. He
said the USFS’s volume
will possibly be higher
than private volume, and
private timber owners are
being encouraged to get
their product out of the
woods as soon as possible,
and to the market.
As part of a BMCC
SBDC update, Nelson in-
troduced Orcutt, and then
said, “We had a wonder-
ful Public Talk, out at the
prison,” speaking about the
recent business event held
on Wednesday, October 14,
2015, at the Powder River
Correctional Facility on
13th Street.
Savage, at the request of
Nelson, spoke more about
the event, stating that over
40 people were present.
“It was well attended.
Really, everyone there, I
think, had a great time,”
Savage said. The event
showcased the partnership
between BMCC SBDC
and inmates at the facil-
ity, in order to broaden
employment and business
opportunities upon the
inmates’ release.
SEE ECON DEV PAGE 8
Working to keep your public lands open.
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400-500# Bulk 220.00 - 260.00 Top 270.00
500-600# Bulk 185.00 - 215.00 Top 219.00
Heifer Calves
300-400# Bulk 210.00 - 228.00 Top 231.00
400-500# Bulk 180.00 - 205.00 Top 212.00
500-600# Bulk 170.00 - 184.00 Top 188.00
600-700#
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800-900#
900-1,000#
Yearling Steers
Bulk 175.00 - 195.00 Top 204.00
Bulk 173.00 - 180.00 Top 189.50
Bulk 161.00 - 172.00 Top 175.00
Bulk 150.00 - 162.00 Top 167.50
Yearling Heifers
600-700# Bulk 150.00 - 172.00 Top 181.00
700-800# Bulk 149.00 - 175.00 Top 180.00
800-900# Bulk 135.00 - 168.00 Top 170.50
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— Log Price Report —
Price per 1,000 board feet: Northeast Oregon
Doug Fir is $415.00/mbf
White fi r is $365.00/mbf
Ponderosa Pine is brought sold
on diameter splits
6 to 11 inch dib $300 to $310/MBF
12 to 17 inch dib $350 to $375/MBF
18 to 23 inch dib $400 to $430/MBF
24 inch plus dib $450 to $500/MBF
ATTENTI ON!
Monday, November 2, 6-9 p.m.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
at the La Grande Armory
404 12th Ave. in La Grande
Monday, November 9, 6-9 p.m.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
at the National Guard Armory
1640 Campbell Street in Baker City
The U.S. Forest Service will hold meetings Monday, Nov. 2nd at the armory in La
Grande to discuss access (motorized and non-motorized) and increased wilderness
designation in Eastern Oregon, and Monday, Nov. 9 at the armory in Baker City.
Forest Access For All is asking all interested residents in Eastern Oregon and
around the region to attend these meetings and speak out
against further motorized use restrictions in our area.
Again, the meetings will be at the La Grande Armory, November 2 and the National
Guard Armory in Baker City on November 9. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
For the sake of your children’s and grandchildren’s future access, we ask that you
attend the meetings and tell the Forest Service that any plan that restricts open
motorized in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon is unacceptable
and is not a plan any of us can live with.
DON’T MI SS THESE MEETI NGS.
DIB is diameter inside bark at
small end of log.
MBF is thousand board feet lumber, net scale.
People interested in selling logs
should call and get specifi c
quotes from saw mills.
Courtesy of Arvid Andersen,
Andersen Forestry Consulting
— Precious Metals Report —
Price per ounce, USD
Gold: $1166.90
Silver: $15.93
Platinum: $991.05
Palladium: $681.28
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Corn: $381.75/bu/USD
Wheat: $512.50/bu/USD
Soybeans: $892.50/bu/USD
Oats: $228.00 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $11.82/cwt/USD
Canola: $477.70 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $140.50/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $180.18/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $62.08//lb./USD
Bloomberg.com