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September 2014 Lumber Sales Fizzle; Prices Stable over 2013
North American dimension lumber sales fizzled through September, to the great disappointment of solid wood traders looking for increased demand during great home building weather. Prices on most lumber and panel commodities maintained relatively level while some specialty items lost ground. Perhaps most importantly, prices generally were stable over this time last year. Producers reported…
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Lumber Production and Manufacturing (Canada), Lumber Prices : July and August 2014
Lumber Production and Manufacturing (Canada), Lumber Prices : July and August 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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Lumber Production and Manufacturing (Canada), Lumber Prices : July and August 2014
Lumber Production and Manufacturing (Canada), Lumber Prices : July and August 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter
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Timberland: North America and Global
This annual timberland investment conference, held at the World Forestry Center in Portland, OR, is growing in attendance each year. As always, the event had an excellent line-up of speakers this week. The World Forestry Center is a not-for-profit organization. Who Will Own the Forest 10? This week was held the tenth annual “Who Will…
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US Housing Starts
Building of single-family units in the United States, roughly two-thirds of the market, fell a modest 2.4 per cent in August, Commerce Department figures showed Thursday. Home construction fell last month after surging to a post-recession high in July, a sign of choppy progress in the housing market. Total US housing starts fell 14.4 per…
