What the mill paid, what the sawmill pays
A 1983 payslip in constant euros, a 2026 sawmill pay scale. The comparison vindicates neither those who mourn the mill nor those who celebrate the reinvention. It gives figures.
Written by Théo Brissac
Written by
Théo Brissac
Business & data reporter
Œuvre du projet — CC0 1.0
Twenty-eight, the youngest in the newsroom, arrived on an internship and stayed for the sawmill.
He rebuilds operating accounts from public filings, then goes and checks on site what the spreadsheet claims.
He produces every dataset the magazine publishes.
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The Sagnes tomme wants its PDO: what it costs, what it earns
Eleven producers, 96 tonnes a year, a PDO application lodged in 2024. Set the cost of the specification against the premium per kilo, and two of the eleven do not cover their costs. They know it.
Written by Théo Brissac