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US Log and Lumber Exports 2013 : Up by 20%
THE BELOW HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED BY U.S. Forest Service | Pacific Northwest Research Station: West coast log and lumber exports increased by 20 percent in 2013 Chinese demand fueled growth, year-end analysis finds PORTLAND, Ore. February 21, 2014—Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska increased by 20 percent in volume…
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Advanced Wood Products Manufacturing
Recent amendments to the Building Code of Australia, which permit the use of fire and acoustic rated timber construction systems for three-storey Class 3 buildings, will help promote more opportunities for traditional wood framing and engineered timbers in commercial and multi-residential developments, according to Sourceable February 7. Set to take effect in May, the amendment…
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National Association of Home Builders’ Convention
The data looks very good for all types of US housing starts in 2014 and beyond, according to economists from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Wednesday. The association is forecasting 1.15 million total housing starts in 2014, up 24.5 per cent from last year’s total of 928,000 units. Single-family production is projected to…
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US Farm Bill and Federal Timberland Management
The massive US Farm Bill, long debated, finally passed the House of Representatives Thursday in Washington, DC. Counties in timber-producing states dependent on log harvest for revenue have been anxiously awaiting this news. The old farm bill expired in 2012. Its replacement is 959 pages long and will cost approximately US$956.4 billion over 10 years.…
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2014 Truck Logger Conference and Trade Show
It was a rollicking time last week in downtown Vancouver, BC, for the 71st Annual Truck Logger’s Association convention and trade show. The TLA’s theme this year was “The Business of Logging – A New Era”. So it is not just for coastal operators but in the interior as well. A boisterous crowd pressed themselves…
