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North America Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity: Full-Year 2015
Lumber production as a per cent of practical capacity in the US was 84 per cent for 2015, an increase of 1 per cent from the previous year when it was 83 per cent, according to the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track, released Tuesday. Canadian sawmill capacity utilization improved by 3 per cent last…
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US housing starts February 2016 up 31%; single-family starts up 24%, both compared to 2015
https://twitter.com/LumberNews @lumbernews US housing starts in February were 30.9% higher than in February a year ago, http://on.wsj.com/1UfE3us via @WSJ important for softwood lumber manufacturers in Canada & US is single-family starts up 24% compared to one year ago .
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Canada Softwood Lumber Production, US Lumber Imports & Exports Full Year 2015
New forest industry data out this week from Statistics Canada, the US Census, and the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service: VOLUMES of Softwood Lumber Production in Canada for full-year 2015 rose by 7.6% , to 62.9744 million cubic metres, compared to 58.1583 million cubic metres the previous year. VALUES of US Sawmill Products Imports from Canada…
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BC Ministry of Forests Wildfire Funding 2016
The province of British Columbia announced February 26 it is boosting its wildfire prevention efforts with a one-time $85 million injection of resources. British Columbia Wildfire Funding The province of British Columbia has announced a new forest society which will be supported by $85 million in government funding. The new Forest Enhancement Society of…
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BC First Nation Signs…
The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests forged a timber harvesting agreement that will last the next 25 years. The Ministry announced on Tues- day that the indigenous nation encompassing Prince George would get access to 25,000 cubic metres of timber per year from within their traditional territory. The agreement is…
