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Interfor Buys Four US Sawmills
Interfor buys four mills, raising bet on U.S. lumber production to hedge against B.C. supply constraints By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun December 22, 2014 Madison’s Lumber Reporter: “B.C. mills are well stocked in the immediate term, according to Keta Kosman, publisher of the industry newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter, with just some specialty timber — such…
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Seasons Greetings from Madison’s !
All of us here at your Madison’s Lumber Reporter extend our most sincere holiday greetings, and Best Wishes for the New Year, to our valued subscribers, sources, and other contacts. In keeping with tradition started in 1952 by Peter Madison, we are taking our annual holiday season break however this year are extending that by…
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North American Lumber & Panel Markets and Outlook for 2015: FEA
This week BMO Capital Markets Packaging & Forest Products Analyst Mark Wilde (formerly of Deutsche Bank) held a conference call for an update on North American Lumber & Panel Markets and Outlook for 2015 with analysts from Forest Economic Advisors ( www.getfea.com ).
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Log Exports (CA, US) Sept 2014, Lumber Prices Dec 2014
Log Exports (CA, US) Sept 2014, Lumber Prices Dec 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter Canada Softwood Log Exports VALUES 2010 to Sept 2014. USA Softwood Log Exports VALUES 2010 to Sept 2014. Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Price Comparison, North America December 2013 to 2014. Canadian Forest Products Company Shares Dec 2012 to 2014.
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North American Railroad Shipper Survey
RBC Dominion Securities this week released its RBC Compass, 2015 North American Railroad Shipper Survey. The survey taps into the views of the Class 1 railroads’ top customers, with key findings focusing on shippers’ expectations for 2015 regarding: the direction of rail rates; volume growth; and service performance. This year, the survey also solicited shippers’…
