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Canada-US Softwood Lumber Unofficial Update
The Government of Canada Friday released a statement regarding ongoing negotiations for a bilateral Softwood Lumber Agreement with the US: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1086569 “Following this initial 100 days of intensive engagement, the United States and Canada have made significant advances in exploring the key issues and priorities,” but no other word on what these advances might be,…
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Canada-US Softwood Lumber Unofficial Update
The Government of Canada Friday released a statement regarding ongoing negotiations for a bilateral Softwood Lumber Agreement with the US: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1086569 “Following this initial 100 days of intensive engagement, the United States and Canada have made significant advances in exploring the key issues and priorities,” but no other word on what these advances might be,…
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Japan Wood Self-Sufficiency Plan
Total new housing starts in Japan for April were 82,389 units, a 9 per cent increase over April 2015, and an 8.9 per cent improvement over March this year, according to the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. As well, the 2015 Forestry White Paper has been submitted to the Diet, disclos- ing Japan’s current degree of…
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Japan Housing Starts, Wood Self-Sufficiency Plan
Total new housing starts in Japan for April were 82,389 units, a 9 per cent increase over April 2015, and an 8.9 per cent improvement over March this year, according to the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. As well, the 2015 Forestry White Paper has been submitted to the Diet, disclos- ing Japan’s current degree of…
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US Weekly Rail Traffic
For this week, total US weekly rail traffic was 455,346 carloads and intermodal units, down 17.3 per cent compared with the same week last year, said the Association of American Railroads Wednesday. Total carloads for the week ending June 4 were 224,258 carloads, down 16.6 per cent compared with the same week in 2015, while…
