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FESBC Accepts More Funding Applications, Canadian First Nation Group Seeks to Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence FESBC Accepts More Funding Applications The Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) recently announced its seventh intake for funding applications. Applications were accepted through the FESBC Information Management System from September 28th to October 16th, with a focus on projects…

After some big drops last month, the price of most North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities fell further last week but by smaller amounts. The supply-demand balance seems to be correcting, due to ongoing strong customers appetite even as the usual autumn slow-down for building activity is upon us. Sawmill order files have…

For the week ending Oct 24, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 522,653 carloads and intermodal units, up +2% compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending October 24 were 227,543 carloads, down -6.5% compared with the same week in 2019, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 295,110 containers and…

Madison’s Monthly Softwood Log Prices and Forestry Data Table: September 2020 The British Columbia government announced in mid-September changes to the Manufactured Forest Products Regulation (MFPR), regarding export requirements for sawn-wood products, and Western Red Cedar and Cypress logs, which went into effect Sept. 30, 2020. These changes were intended to increase the amount of processing…

U.S. New Home Sales for September 2020 surge +32% year-on-year; September Existing Home Sales climb to a 14-Year high, up more than +9% compared to August, the fourth straight monthly increase Benchmark Softwood Lumber Prices Oct 2020 & US NEW Home Sales Sept 2020 While New Home Sales are the best indicator of recent lumber…