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NAHB CEO: Lumber Price Woes Will Persist

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...

Prepare Now For End Of Softwood Lumber Pact, Report Urges

Canada needs to step up efforts to build new markets for softwood lumber because our biggest customer, the U.S., shows little interest in renewing a trade agreement that expires on Oct. 12, a report from the Canada West Foundation says. Without a Softwood Lumber...

U.S., Canada Extend Softwood Lumber Agreement

A two-year extension to the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) has been agreed upon, extending the program to October 2015 and granting stability to the volume softwood trade between the U.S. and Canada. The SLA was originally signed by the U.S. and Canadian...