Lumber production in the US totalled 29.4 BBF for the first eleven months of 2015, an increase of 1.4 per cent from 2014 when it was 28.9 BBF, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track, released Wednesday.
Canadian lumber production improved by 7.9 per cent for January to November 2015, to 24.5 BBF from 22.8 BBF the year earlier.
North America Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity: November 2015
Lumber production as a per cent of practical capacity in the US was 84 per cent for January to November 2015, an increase of 1 per cent from 2014 when it was 83 per cent, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track, released Wednesday.
Canadian sawmill capacity utilization improved by 2 per cent for the first eleven months of 2015, to 86 per cent from 84 per cent the year earlier.