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 | Mar 11, 2015 | News
Canada’s lumber producers should be a happy lot. The U.S. housing market is coming back, exports are rising and the Canadian dollar is cheap. But the industry has a wary eye on its own version of the doomsday clock – the countdown to the Oct. 12 expiry of a long truce...
by Web Editor | Feb 11, 2015 | News
The restart of a mothballed Kenora stud mill and a major expansion is hinging on the final approval of a Crown wood supply. The Manitoba parent company of Kenora Forest Products, Prendiville Industries, is prepared to invest millions to modernize the shuttered...
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 | Aug 1, 2014 | News
U.S. timberland accelerated its price growth, despite some lumber market concerns centered on China and the domestic market, which prompted one of the top forestry groups to warn on profits. U.S. timberland prices were 7.2% higher in the April-to-June quarter than a...
