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Canada/US Softwood Lumber Negotiation Update
Last week when speaking about the softwood lumber negotiations between Canada and the US with Vaughn Palmer at the Vancouver Sun, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said, “But we just haven’t seen enough movement from the American side of the table.” Madison’s confirmed this update with insiders to the talks: “Both sides have exchanged proposals…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 05/20/16
North American W-SPF 2×4 dimension softwood #lumber prices rise further this week, by +$8, on tight and fast-moving inventory; sawmill production high with order files one month out. E-SPF 2×4 also up, +$5 only. Southern Pine 2×4 East Side moderates downward, –$5 only. US single-family housing starts April 2016 up +3.3% #building W-SPF 2×4 studs…
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Canada Lumber Manufacturing Sales, US Building Material Retail Sales: Mar ’16
Provincial Manufacturing Sales at Canadian Sawmills: Values 2012 to MAR 2016 BC C$1,271 million C$1,355 million 6.20% QUEBEC C$697 million C$693 million -0.60% ALBERTA C$394 million C$421 million 6.40% Total TOP 3 C$2,362 million C$2,470 million 4.40% 2015 to MAR 2016 to MAR US Building Material & Supplies Retail Trade:VALS ’12 to MAR ’16 US$59,573…
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US Wood Imports, Canada Lumber Exports: March 2016
US Sawmill Products Imports: Values 2012 to MAR 2016 CHINA US$9 million US$11 million 18% CANADA US$1,232 million US$1,355 million 9% TOTAL WORLD US$1,471 million US$1,573 million 6.5% 2015 To MAR 2016 To MAR Canada Softwood Lumber Exports:Volumes 2012 – MAR 2016 million cubic metres USA…
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Japan Housing Starts: March 2016
Total housing starts in Japan for March were 75,744 units, up 8.4 per cent over March one year ago, said the Japan Lumber Journal Friday. Housing Starts, Japan Japan housing starts of built-for-sale houses for March increased by 26 per cent year- on- year, and those of owner-occupied and rental houses also increased, said the…
