by Web Editor | Sep 6, 2017 | News
Gov. Paul LePage has asked President Donald Trump’s administration to exempt eastern Canadian provinces from softwood lumber tariffs that he says will lead to layoffs and shut-down operations in Maine. The Republican President has argued Canada unfairly...
by Web Editor | Mar 31, 2017 | News
B.C. Envoy Says Window Is Open For U.S. Softwood Lumber Deal British Columbia’s softwood trade envoy says there’s a slight opportunity to quickly negotiate a new lumber agreement between Canada and the United States, but if a deal can’t be reached by the summer or...
by Web Editor | Mar 15, 2017 | News
Headaches over the supply and price of North American lumber likely will persist for several years, the CEO of the National Association of Home Builders told lumberyard executives today, adding that one solution he’s working on is to promote imports from Chile...
by Web Editor | Mar 1, 2017 | News
Lumber futures scored the biggest gain among major commodities for the month of February, as Donald Trump’s first full month as U.S. President fed uncertainty surrounding the nation’s lumber trade dispute with Canada. Random length lumber for May delivery was trading...
by Web Editor | Feb 20, 2017 | News
Two lumber companies filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the legality of President Barack Obama’s expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument during his last days in office. Murphy Co. and a related company, Murphy Timber Investments LLC, filed the...
