by Web Editor | Mar 19, 2018 | News
Forisk projects U.S. softwood lumber consumption of 49.8 BBFT in 2018. This represents a 3.7% increase from our 2017 forecast of 48.1 BBFT and is 5.4% higher than 2016 actuals of 47.3 BBFT. Softwood lumber consumption increased every year since 2009, but remained...
by Web Editor | Mar 1, 2018 | News
Rex Lumber Plans To Build Sawmill In Alabama, Hunt-Tolko, GP, Canfor Also Announce New Sawmills Southern pine lumber sawmills will soon be spreading like kudzu, with four companies in the past 10 days making announcements that they’re building new ones. Rex Lumber Co....
by Web Editor | Jan 24, 2018 | News
North American softwood lumber production was up 0.6 percent in the third quarter of 2017 over 2016. The increase leveled off after increases of 1.8 percent in the first quarter and 1.7 percent in the second. Canada production declined 3.4 percent, says the Western...
by Web Editor | Dec 18, 2017 | News
More Record-Level Lumber Prices Expected In 2018 From U.S. Import Duties In WOOD MARKETS’ new five-year softwood lumber forecast, the continuation of U.S. duties on Canadian lumber exports to the U.S. are expected to cause more short-term market and price volatility....
by Web Editor | Dec 4, 2017 | News
Moody’s: High Lumber Prices In 2018 To Outweigh Cost Of U.S. Duties Sustained high lumber prices in 2018 will cover the cost of final duties imposed by the US government on Canadian lumber imports, benefiting North American producers and timberland owners,...
