November exports of Southern Pine lumber trended lower, as is typical for the time of year, said the Southern Forest Products Association in it’s quarterly update Thursday. Southern Pine exports were just under 48 million board feet during November.
Southern Pine Exports
Southern Pine exports in November were just under 48 million board feet, said the Southern Forest Products Association Thursday. This volume represents a drop of 6 per cent below the same month of 2014, while overall tallying a year-to-date increase of 6 per cent when compared with the first eleven months of 2014.
Offshore shipments during November roughly break down as follows: 30.1 MMbf dressed, 8.5 MMbf rough, and 9.3 MMbf treated lumber.
Conversely, softwood lumber imports to the US have trended upward now for the last five months, reaching 1.31 billion board feet during November, up 30 per cent from the volume imported during November of 2014. When compared with 2014, softwood imports through November remained up 10 per cent.