Author: Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • Canada and BC Lumber Manufacturing, US Sawmill Trade 3Q 2015

    New data out this week from Statistics Canada and the US Census shows stability in North America lumber manufacturing and cross-border trade. Madison’s Forest Pulse 3Q 2015 The next issue of quarterly Madison’s Forest Pulse will be out next week, and the latest data on Canadian softwood lumber production, sawmill sales, and lumber exports together…

  • Canada and BC Lumber Manufacturing, US Sawmill Trade 3Q 2015

    New data out this week from Statistics Canada and the US Census shows stability in North America lumber manufacturing and cross-border trade. Madison’s Forest Pulse 3Q 2015 The next issue of quarterly Madison’s Forest Pulse will be out next week, and the latest data on Canadian softwood lumber production, sawmill sales, and lumber exports together…

  • BC Economic State of the Forest Sector 2015


    This October the Competitiveness and Innovation Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource operations has released the 2014 Economic State of the B.C. Forest Sector report. Prices and Costs – North America’s housing market improved in 2014, but housing starts were still low compared to the early/mid 2000’s. Average SPF 2×4…

  • US Housing Starts, Sales

    Construction companies in the US built more apartment complexes in September, resulting in a temporary rise in housing starts for a real estate market that otherwise appeared to have crested during the summer. Housing starts last month rose 6.5 per cent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.21 million homes, the Commerce Department said…

  • Japan Wood Products Under TPP Deal

    Further to details provided in the October 9 issue of your Madison’s Lumber Reporter (please see Page 6 of that issue), of the main 15 common wood product items, tariffs on six items will be abolished immediately while for LVL and laminated lumber tariffs will be reduced evenly over ten years the totally abolished, said…