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At a hearing on Tuesday by a trade panel under Chapter 19 of the North American free-trade agreement, lawyers for the Canadian industry and federal government said U.S. lumber producers were doing just fine before the tariffs came down – and certainly did not need any protection from Canadian competition, according to Globe and Mail…

Wholesaler (net FOB sawmill) prices of green Douglas fir 2x10s #2&Btr skyrocketed last week, up +$55 or +16%, to US$355 mfbm as other — more standard — North American construction framing softwood lumber prices either stayed flat or bounced moderately as buyers and sellers came to some agreement on the supply-demand balance. The very latest…

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-to-seek-relief-from-us-duties-on-softwood-at-nafta-panel-amid/ Softwood Lumber Prices vs. US House Sales Price: 2019 Lawyers for the Canadian government will Tuesday present their oral arguments at the one-day hearing in Washington, DC,more than two years after the United States imposed new duties on Canadian softwood producers, said Globe and Mail Monday. The lawyers will be summarizing their arguments, condensing…

Lumber Prices vs US House Sales Price: 2019 Since 1952, Madison’s has been publishing quality news and price information about North American softwood lumber and panel products, building a reputation as an independent source of market news. Madison’s Lumber Reporter started as a weekly newsletter detailing current US and Canadian softwood lumber and panel prices.…

While North America construction framing softwood lumber prices dropped a bit more last week, the decreases were much less than in previous weeks. Lumber prices did fall, but by a smaller amount than in recent weeks. New data releases for US pending homes sales and house prices, February and 1Q 2019 respectively, show slight improvements.…