by Web Editor | Oct 30, 2018 | The Issues
Brexit For Dummies Article by Jessica Johnson, Associate Editor, Timber Processing November 2018 Here in North America, while we have all heard about the decision of the United Kingdom to exit the European Union dubbed “Brexit,” we aren’t as looped in as we could be....
by Web Editor | Sep 10, 2018 | News
“Lumber and economic growth are tightly connected,” says USDA Forest Service scientist Jeffrey Prestemon. “At a certain rate of GDP growth, you get a certain path of lumber consumption.” Prestemon recently led a study that projects softwood lumber demand under...
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 | Jun 11, 2018 | News
Back in March, FreightWaves reported on a “perfect storm for lumber markets”: a confluence of strong global demand and critical supply issues that caused futures prices for a thousand board feet of lumber to break $500 for the first time ever. To put that number in...
by Web Editor | May 30, 2018 | The Issues
New Sawmills Are Dotting The Landscape Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Timber Processing June 2018 You probably recall the movie Saving Private Ryan. If you do, you’ll remember that Captain Miller and his Ranger company, following their heroic contribution...
