Is the weaker U.S. dollar and stronger Canadian currency having an effect on the prices of pellets we import from Canada? I've seen some stories on how the stronger "loonie" is making profits tougher for Christmas trees imported here, but that's a November-December business and pellets for stoves must be different. I'm wondering what the dollar differences mean for future pellet prices in Spring 2010.
I don't intend this question as an invitation to rant about government policy, free trade, capitalism, or the like. It's not an idle question either. The background is that I'm trying to decide if I should expect to do most of my pellet buying in spring/early summer every year.
1. Would that post-season purchase be a good practice over several years, regardless of currency fluctuations of dollar values for the two countries?
2. Assuming a small purchase of four tons, are the currency differences not that significant for an individual consumer like me?
Background story:
(broken link removed to http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/10/19/business/econwatch/entry5396976.shtml)
I don't intend this question as an invitation to rant about government policy, free trade, capitalism, or the like. It's not an idle question either. The background is that I'm trying to decide if I should expect to do most of my pellet buying in spring/early summer every year.
1. Would that post-season purchase be a good practice over several years, regardless of currency fluctuations of dollar values for the two countries?
2. Assuming a small purchase of four tons, are the currency differences not that significant for an individual consumer like me?
Background story:
(broken link removed to http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/10/19/business/econwatch/entry5396976.shtml)
