by Web Editor | Apr 20, 2015 | News
U.S. Exports Of Logs And Lumber Continue Slide U.S. exports of logs and lumber via ocean container declined year-over-year in January for the fourth consecutive month, partly because of declining demand from China and unfavorable exchange rates. After growing 9...
by Web Editor | Jan 30, 2015 | News
Lumber is used in a variety of industries in the United States, but the price of lumber is primarily dictated by the health of the housing and construction industry. Americans may be viewing the economy more optimistically since last year, but their outlook on the...
by Web Editor | Oct 6, 2014 | News
U.S. lumber prices softened in mid-September on a seasonal lull in construction industry orders during another year in which hopes for strong gains in housing starts were disappointed, industry experts said. The framing lumber composite price, an industry benchmark...
by Web Editor | Jun 23, 2014 | News
An increase in U.S. housing construction is expected to significantly raise lumber prices by the end of the year, offsetting the depressing effect China’s recent downturn in property investment has had on lumber demand. Capital Economics, a London-based...
by Web Editor | Jun 6, 2014 | News
Log exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska increased by just under 2 percent in volume to 466 million board feet in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the fourth quarter of 2013, the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station...
