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U.S. Lumber Price Surge Results In Record Profit

U.S. Lumber Price Surge Results In Record Profit Lumber prices in the U.S. have experienced a spectacular surge in 2017 and the first half of 2018. By the end of the 2Q/18, the benchmark lumber price index reported by the market report Random Lengths reached its...

North American Softwood Lumber Production Up 0.6 Percent

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...

Worldwide Softwood Lumber Demand Pushes Prices Higher

Increased demand for softwood lumber worldwide has pushed lumber prices higher, especially in the United States and China during the first half of 2017, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly, published by Wood Resources International LLC. International trade of...