by Web Editor | Jan 24, 2014 | News
Saskatchewan’s Carrier Forest Products Sawmill To Close A Saskatchewan sawmill is shutting down and its remaining 12 workers have been given layoff notices. Operations at Carrier Forest Products in the Prince Albert area are to cease entirely later this month. Shane...
by Web Editor | Jan 13, 2014 | News
The outlook for global lumber markets hinge on demand forces in the key consuming regions of the world. More specifically, it will be the lumber demand trends in the U.S., China and Western Europe that will shape global markets in 2014 and beyond. The following...
by Web Editor | Dec 4, 2013 | News
U.S. lumber prices are getting chopped after notching seven-month highs, as the market hunkers down for a seasonal decline in construction and expected higher production next year. But demand for U.S. boards and planks from China, Japan and the Caribbean to structure...
by Web Editor | Nov 22, 2013 | News
U.S. lumber prices have firmed in recent months as rising housing starts have put pressure on lean inventories, creating a supply shortage that has yet to fully unwind, executives and industry experts told MNI. Some further gains can be expected in 2014 as the housing...
by Web Editor | Nov 13, 2013 | News
Worldwide demand for North American hardwoods climbed faster than supply in October and lumber prices followed suit. Many concentration yards were low on both kiln-dried lumber to sell and green lumber to put in dry kilns. The sales manager for one exporting company...
