Category: Lumber News

  • Canada and US Softwood Lumber Production : February 2016

    US softwood lumber production Jan – Feb 2016 up 1.3 per cent, to 5,207 million board feet, from 5,138 million board feet in the first two months of 2015, according to Western Wood Products Association‘s monthly Lumber Track, released today. Canada softwood lumber production Jan – Feb 2016 up 13.5 per cent, to 4,611 million…

  • B.C. Forest Product Exports – March 2016

     Highlight of Exports YTD 2016 (March), compared to YTD 2015 (March):  B.C. forest product exports totalled $3.46 billion, up 8.7% from $3.18 billion.  Share of export value by market: U.S. (52.0%, up from 47.0%), China + Hong Kong (25.4%, down from 30.1%), Japan (8.5%, down from 9.0%) and other destinations (14.2%, up…

  • Forestry Week 2016: Vancouver, BC

    Demand for tissue and specialty paper globally offset that for printing and writing papers from 2004 to 2015, said the Pulp and Paper Products Council (PPPC), which represents North American newsprint producers, at the group’s annual meeting, this week in Vancouver, BC. Mixed prices and demand for commodities, as well as currency volatility continues to…

  • Canadian Forest Companies Urge House of Commons

    Once again Canadian lumber producers have pressed the federal government on the urgency of moving forward on the softwood lumber trade file, this time appearing before the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade in Ottawa Wednesday to voice their support for the Canadian Government’s continued efforts to reach a new softwood lumber agreement…

  • US REO Inventory Down 23 per cent Y-o-Y: 1Q 2016

     FANNIE MAE reported Thursday the number of Real Estate Owned inventory declined to 52,289 at the end of 1Q 2016, compared to 79,319 at the end of 1Q 2015. FREDDIE MAC reported the number of REO inventory declined to 15,409 at the end of Q1 2106 compared to 22,738 at the end of Q1 2015.…