Category: Lumber News

  • Impacts of the 2006 United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement – NRC Research Press

    A major new study out of Auburn University published this week by the NRC Research Press demonstrates some fascinating analysis of the economic impact of the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement on the American consumer: Welfare Impacts of the 2006 United States-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement Rajan Parajuli, Daowei Zhang Published on the web 24 May…

  • Softwood #LUMBER Wholesale Prices 06/10/16:

    Madison’s Reporter ‏@LumberNews Softwood #LUMBER PRICES 06/10/16: Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$322 mfbm, -$7; ESPF KD 2×4 US$420, +$0; Douglas Fir green 2×4 US$357, +$0; Southern Yellow Pine KD 2×4 East Side US$420, -$5; WSPF KD 2×4 STUDS US$270, +$0. *Oriented Strand Boad 7/16″ Ontario C$345 msf, +$0. All prices are net FOB mill…

  • US and Canadian Softwood Lumber Production & Sawmill Capacity Utilization: March 2016

    US Softwood Lumber Production is up +1.7% for the first three months of 2016, at 8,049 million board feet, compared to 7,912 million board feet for the same time period last year, according to the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association‘s monthly Lumber Track, released Wednesday http://www.wwpa.org Canada Softwood Lumber Production is up…

  • US Price-to-Rent Ratio: March 2016

    On a price-to-rent basis, the Case-Shiller National index is back to August 2003 levels, the Composite 20 index is back to June 2003 levels, and the CoreLogic index is back to October 2003. US Price-to-Rent Ratio The year- over-year increase in the Case-Shiller National House Price Index is mostly moving sideways, now around 5 per…

  • Pacific North America Climate Leadership Agreement

    The partnership with the governments of California, Oregon, and Washington State, along with ve other major cities along the West Coast — Los Angeles, Port– land, San Francisco, Seattle, and Oakland — could lead to some innovations in BC. Pacific North America Climate Leadership Agreement With a combined population of 54 million and a GDP…