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North America Transportation Volumes Update
The Association of American Railroads Wednesday reported US rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 13, 2016. For that week, total US weekly rail traffic was 505,148 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.8 per cent compared with the same week last year. US Rail Car Loadings Total carloads for the week ending Feb. 13 were…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter *sample* issue Feb 19 ’16
Get the View on North American Softwood Lumber Markets A weekly newsletter detailing current US and Canadian softwood lumber and panel prices If you deal regularly, or even just occasionally, with North American softwood lumber products, then you should have Madison’s Lumber Reporter on your desk every week. Madison’s has been publishing quality news and…
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Madison’s Weekly Softwood Lumber Prices: February 22, 2016
MADISON’S KEY SOFTWOOD LUMBER MARKET WEEKLY COMMENT: “Up-limit lumber futures encouraged many buyers to participate this week.” Prices updated February 22, 2016 (click table to enlarge) All prices are net FOB mill in U.S. dollars per 1000 board feet unless otherwise noted. Green = not dried KD = kiln dried PET = precision end trim…
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Canada-US Softwood Lumber Discussions
Ottawa and Washington have begun talks toward renewing a pact regarding the export of Canadian lumber to US markets, Canada’s trade minister, Chrystia Freeland told lawmakers in Ottawa Thursday, said NASDAQ.com. Freeland said Canadian negotiators were in Washington last week to meet with their US counterparts about a new lumber-trade agreement. A spokesperson for the…
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Canada Trade Outlook: Conference Board
Canada’s exporters are entering a new era of lower commodity prices and strong demand from a rebounding US economy, but many are not prepared to take ad- vantage of this major shift in trade patterns, says a new report by the Conference Board of Canada study, published Thursday. Among Canadian industries best positioned to capitalize…
