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Madison’s Forest Pulse 4Q 2014 — Out Now!
Important Lumber Production and Export Data: • US sawmill products exports to China by VALUE are up +20%, to US$1,199 million, Jan to Nov 2014 compared to US$959 million the previous year; • US sawmill products imports from Canada by VALUE are up +9%, to US$4,939 million, Jan to Nov 2014 over US$4,498 million in…
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US Forest Service Wood Pellet Report
In December 2014 the US Forest Service Southern Research Station released A Technical Document Supporting the Forest Service Update of the 2010 RPA Assessment, “Effect of Policies on Pellet Production and Forests in the US South,” which examines the most recent “key drivers of US pellet feedstock supply include both the age structure of current…
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Madison’s Weekly Dimension Framing Lumber Prices Update
PRICES REFLECT Feb 06, 2015 ISSUE OF MADISON’S LUMBER REPORTER KD Fir Riddle Purveyors of all types of fir had an up- and-down week, and Kiln-Dried Doug-fir players were no exception. They had a heck of a time trying to lock in deals, as pricing at mills, distributors, and customers differed wildly. Apparently everything but…
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Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014
Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter Softwood Lumber Production, Exports – Canada : Nov 2014 Canada Softwood Lumber Exports : VALUES 2010 to Nov 2014. Canada Softwood Lumber Production: VOLUMES: 2010 to Nov 2014. Construction Framing Material Price Comparison, North America : Key Dimension 2×4 Lumber Prices January…
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International Trade Relations, USA/Canada
As global economic conditions continue volatile, even unstable, Canada is in the midst of negotiating several trade agreements, and is also suffering some trade complications. For the past several years the governments of Europe, Asia, and the Americas have been embarking on multi- and bi-lateral trade deals, with varying levels of success. Chief among these…
