by Web Editor | Aug 17, 2018 | News
Over 1,200 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in California so far in 2018. And due to increased tariffs, those wildfire victims are having to deal with higher construction costs. So are victims whose homes were ruined by Hurricane Harvey last year in Texas. The...
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 | Feb 2, 2018 | News
The Canadian government has suggested it might drop its major international trade case against the U.S., if it gets a softwood lumber deal. Canada has filed a wide-ranging complaint to the World Trade Organization about the way the U.S. applies punitive tariffs,...
by Web Editor | Nov 6, 2017 | News
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the final determination of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of Canadian softwood lumber products into the United States. The U.S. Lumber Coalition, an industry group, said it fully supports this development as...
by Web Editor | Sep 18, 2017 | News
Montana’s two U.S. Senators testified Wednesday before a federal commission tasked with investigating Canadian lumber export practices. Sens. Steve Daines (R) and Jon Tester (D) were joined by colleagues from other western states and representatives of American timber...