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Canada/US Softwood Lumber Negotiation Update
Last week when speaking about the softwood lumber negotiations between Canada and the US with Vaughn Palmer at the Vancouver Sun, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said, “But we just haven’t seen enough movement from the American side of the table.” Madison’s confirmed this update with insiders to the talks: “Both sides have exchanged proposals…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 05/20/16
North American W-SPF 2×4 dimension softwood #lumber prices rise further this week, by +$8, on tight and fast-moving inventory; sawmill production high with order files one month out. E-SPF also up, +$5 only. Southern Pine moderates downward, –$5 only. US single-family housing starts April 2016 up +3.3% #building W-SPF 2×4 studs #lumber prices up also…
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Canada Lumber Manufacturing Sales, US Building Material Retail Sales: Mar ’16
Provincial Manufacturing Sales at Canadian Sawmills: Values 2012 to MAR 2016 BC C$1,271 million C$1,355 million 6.20% QUEBEC C$697 million C$693 million -0.60% ALBERTA C$394 million C$421 million 6.40% Total TOP 3 C$2,362 million C$2,470 million 4.40% 2015 to MAR 2016 to MAR US Building Material & Supplies Retail Trade:VALS ’12 to MAR ’16 US$59,573…
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US Wood Imports, Canada Lumber Exports: March 2016
US Sawmill Products Imports: Values 2012 to MAR 2016 CHINA US$9 million US$11 million 18% CANADA US$1,232 million US$1,355 million 9% TOTAL WORLD US$1,471 million US$1,573 million 6.5% 2015 To MAR 2016 To MAR Canada Softwood Lumber Exports:Volumes 2012 – MAR 2016 million cubic metres USA 7,041 9,070 22% CHINA 1,552 1,588 2%…
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BC Logging Contractor Sustainability Funding
British Columbia Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Steve Thomson, announced May 6 more funding to the Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund—bringing government’s total contributions to $7 million. British Columbia Logging Contractor Sustainability Funding Minister Steve Thomson announced last week an additional $1 million contribution to the Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund—bringing government’s…
