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Lumber Prices Stay Level on Low-er Field Inventories
As inventories in the field tightened up, many benchmark softwood lumber prices stayed flat in mid-September. Supply at producers was quite lean, providing sawmills the opportunity to keep prices flat as they boosted order files out to two weeks — which is quite strong for the time of year. For their part, wholesalers and other…
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Madison’s Heating Wood Pellet Report: Aug 2022
Global Wood Pellet Operations Update: Colossal US Senate Bill Includes Funding for Biomass In another show of political support for biomass as a renewable energy source in the inchoate fight against climate change, the US Senate recently passed a massive government spending bill that includes incentives for much of the biomass sector. Provisions aimed at…
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Lumber Prices Drop as September Marches On
It is normal for this time of year for North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices to be falling, as the bulk of main home building activity is finished for the season. There are times when the weather is good so a bump in Do-It-Yourself and home remodelling brings an increase in demand at…
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Madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout
With Madison’s Sawmill Lookout you will save time and money by ensuring your outreach is timely and relevant. Lookout signals and alerts cut through the noise by providing exactly the data updates you need when you need them. Madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout: Now Selling Madison’s Lumber Reporter is your premiere source for softwood lumber news,…
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Post-Labour Day Brings Stable Lumber Prices
Historically for the softwood lumber and panel market, the week following Labour Day is the harbinger for what prices will be until the true seasonal slowdown arrives at US Thanksgiving. For the past two years, of course, the annual cycle of lumber price changes has not been anything approaching the historical trends. Could this year…
