by Web Editor | Mar 20, 2017 | News
The prices of softwood lumber, gypsum, ready-mix concrete, and OSB all increased in February, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The increases were led by gypsum products, with softwood lumber a close second....
by Web Editor | Oct 26, 2016 | News
With the expiry of the U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement, the outcome of what is next features two main potential options. The impact of probable duties on Canadian lumber exports to the U.S. is one option and this will be a game-changer for different producing...
by Web Editor | Feb 8, 2016 | News
B.C. Premier Christy Clark is expressing hope the Trudeau government can overcome U.S. resistance and renew a softwood lumber deal that brought peace to Canada-U.S. trade relations a decade ago. “The last time … relations around softwood lumber went sideways,...
by Web Editor | Jun 8, 2015 | News
A Quebec-based company that completed the purchase of Fraser Timber’s lumber mill in Masardis in January will temporarily layoff its 135 employees next week due to market conditions. The layoff at Maibec will last four weeks, according to Charles Tardif, vice...
by Web Editor | May 27, 2015 | News
Prices for lumber futures contracts are beginning to rise, after drifting downward for months. China’s building contraction and the winter hiatus knocked down prices, but they could jump dramatically, say analysts, as U.S. homebuilding surges. Lumber is traded...