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...
by Web Editor | May 19, 2014 | News
Export Development Canada (EDC), the federal Crown corporation that provides financing to Canadian exporters, is forecasting that an increase in lumber shipments overseas will drive the B.C. economy for the next two years. The forestry sector is predicted to grow by...
by Web Editor | Apr 14, 2014 | News
Contacts are still talking about the impacts of the terrible winter weather on the hardwood industry. Deep snow and biting cold slowed logging and hurt sawmill production. One Indiana mill reported 145” of snow this winter; the normal is 40”. Log prices have been...
by Web Editor | Feb 26, 2014 | News
West Coast Log And Lumber Exports Increased By 20 Percent In 2013 Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska increased by 20 percent in volume in 2013 compared to 2012, the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station...
