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Reduced Manufacturing Volumes Push Lumber Prices Up
Despite somewhat soft demand, as many customers weren’t sure where prices were going so waited to buy, lumber prices popped up again in mid-February. This due mostly to ongoing capacity restrictions, especially in the important timber supply basket of British Columbia. As the spring building season fast approaches, end-users will not be able to wait…
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Softwood Lumber Market Settles Down, Prices Drop Further
August 3, 2018 — Operators have well ascertained their inventories, and supply in the pipeline, against the immediate needs of end-user customers in the US. The recent unknowns of “where is my wood??” have been resolved and, with some interruptions, supply is flowing again across North America. A looming long weekend in Canada has folks…
