Author: Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • Montana to Log Timber

    A logging project in the Bitterroot, MT, will provide nearly six million board feet of timber for state mills, the US Forest Service said Thursday.   Montana Logging A logging project in the Bitterroot will provide nearly 6 million board feet of timber for state mills. The Stevensville Ranger District is closing Forest Road #428…

  • US Residential Construction Spending

    National Association of Home Builders analysis finds that over the last year, the pace of private single-family construction spending increased 9.7 per cent and multifamily construction spending increased 31.5 per cent For the month of February, the annual rate of single-family construction spending was US$203.9 billion, down 1.4 per cent from January. The February rate…

  • Canada and US Trade Data: 1Q 2015

    Export Development Canada’s annual report, released Wednesday, shows Canadian exports rose 5.7 per cent in 2014 over 2013, with 7,400 companies and investors tying into EDC services. The agency’s customer base increased 3.7 per cent over the same period. Elsewhere, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed in February as prices for exported energy recovered from the…

  • US Existing Home Sales: February 2015

    Existing home sales in the US increased 1.2 per cent in February, and the share of sales for first-time buyers registered its first gain since last November. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported February 2015 total existing home sales at a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.88 million units combined, up from 4.82 million units…

  • BC Government Announcements

    The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations this week announced changes to BC forestry legislation intended to enhance the effectiveness of BC Timber Sales. Proposed amendments to the Forest Act will enable holders of pulpwood agreements to sell or transfer their agreements.   BC Timber Sales Changes Amendments to forestry legislation…