Category: Lumber News

  • BC Economic State of the Forest Sector 2015


    This October the Competitiveness and Innovation Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource operations has released the 2014 Economic State of the B.C. Forest Sector report. Prices and Costs – North America’s housing market improved in 2014, but housing starts were still low compared to the early/mid 2000’s. Average SPF 2×4…

  • Madison’s Weekly Key Prices Additions

    Due to changes in market dynamics between volumes of Western Spruce-Pine-Fir dimension lumber produced and sold in North America, and that of Southern Yellow Pine and Eastern Spruce-Pine-Fir, Madison’s Lumber Reporter has added these last two commodities to our weekly Key Prices table and graphs.   Madison’s Weekly Key Prices Additions

  • Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 10/23/15

    A selection of Key Lumber and Panel Prices, to be published in this week’s issue of Madison’s Lumber Reporter: WSPF KD R/L 2×4 #2&Btr . . . $268 . . +$12 WSPF KD R/L 2×6 #2&Btr . . . $260. . . +$12 SYP KD R/L 2×4 #2&Btr East Side . . . $390 .…

  • Provinces Urge Canadian Government to Negotiate SLA

    Cabinet ministers in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are expressing concern that Canada and the United States haven’t started renegotiating the softwood lumber trade agreement, according to Canadian Press Wednesday. As well, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has called for Canadian officials to get to the negotiating table, said Globe and Mail October 11.…

  • US Housing and Real Estate Situation

    By: Stephen Kim, Barclays’ US building products and home-building-equity analyst
 via Business Insider “At this point, it has become hard to overlook housing’s dismally slow pace of recovery. Sure, home prices are back to historic highs and housing-market activity continues to pick up, but many important aspects of the housing market are depressed. The housing…