After severe drops in mid-2021 and again at the end of last year, Canadian sawmill capacity utilization rates continued recovering in March 2022.
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US sawmill production as a per cent of practical capacity for March 2022 dropped to 83%, compared to the same month last year when it was 85%, said the Western Wood Products Associationโs monthly Lumber Track. wwpa.org/reports
Still recovering from huge drops last year, Canadaโs sawmill capacity utilization rate for March was only 76% compared to March 2021 when it was a low 85%.