Category: Weekly Softwood Lumber Blog

  • Canada and US Sawmill Production and Exports: February 2016

    Exports of Southern Pine lumber remained steady in February, amounting to 51.7 million board feet (MMbf), as Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) said in the press release received by Lesprom Network Wednesday. This volume represents a boost of 12 per cent above the same month last year, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 23 per…

  • Canada Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Manufacturing Sales, BC Exports: Jan 2016

    Lumber production by Canadian sawmills increased 4.2% from December to 5,526.7 thousand cubic metres in January. Compared with January 2015, lumber production rose 14.0%. Canada Softwood Lumber Production, Shipments, and Stocks: Volumes January 2016 CANADA 2015 to JAN 2016 to JAN Y-o-Y Production 4.72 5.39 million m3 +12.40% Shipments 4.54 5.30 million m3 +14.30% Stocks…

  • Railcar Loadings, Canada and US

    The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 27.5 million tonnes in January, up 3.7 per cent from the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada Wednesday. Freight originating in Canada increased 6.4 per cent to 25.0 million tonnes. Canada Railcar Loadings: January 2016 For the second consecutive month, the tonnage of coal,…

  • US Residential Construction Spending: February 2016

    Private residential construction spending reached the highest rate since November 2007, said the National Association of Home Builders Friday. US Private Residential Construction Spending: February 2016 NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending for February increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$448 billion, up by 0.9…

  • Boise Cascade Closes

    Boise Cascade Company, out of Boise, ID, announced Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific LLC’s engineered lumber production facilities located at Thorsby, Alabama and Roxboro, NC for US$215 million including closing date estimated working capital of US$25 million which is subject to final adjustment. The Company used US$90 million of its cash…