by Web Editor | Apr 22, 2016 | News
West Fraser Timber Co. and Canfor Corp., Canada’s largest lumber producers, are suffering from tepid demand in the U.S. where the recovery in the housing market is stuttering. U.S. housing starts fell a more-than-expected 8.8 percent last month, the Commerce...
by Web Editor | Feb 24, 2016 | News
While the lumber economy is improving, it still has a long way to go to fully bounce back from the 2008 recession. For the consumer, this means cheaper prices for raw wood materials needed to build houses, make home repairs or other do-it-yourself projects. “Oh...
by Web Editor | Dec 21, 2015 | News
New WOOD MARKETS five-year forecast calls for continued volatility as North American and global lumber markets continue to recover and grow. In WOOD MARKETS’ new five-year forecast, the short-term outlook is that North American and global economies, as well as...
by Web Editor | Oct 30, 2015 | News
There will be no Hardwood Checkoff promotions program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has stopped the rulemaking process on the controversial “Hardwood Lumber and Hardwood Plywood Promotion, Research and Information Order.” Published in the Oct. 28...
by Web Editor | Oct 19, 2015 | News
The U.S. Lumber Coalition says the U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement, which expired October 12, 2015, is due for a rewrite after nine years. “World timber and lumber markets have evolved and the 2006 agreement is now outdated,” says Charlie Thomas,...