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A Pivotal Change for the Future Softwood Lumber Market
The lumber market has changed forever the week of November 19, 2021. At time of writing the south of the province of British Columbia is under a state-of-emergency due to relentless stormwater accumulating over the past month. That after record rainfall of 200% more than normal for the months of September and October. Transportation is…
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Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final Results CVD/AD Administrative Review, 2019
Softwood Lumber Duty increase filed today on the US Federal Register, dated tomorrow: Dec 2, 2021 The next Administrative Review of the Softwood Lumber Duty is expected to be released during the first few months of next year and would take effect at the end of next year / the beginning of 2023.
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More Floods British Columbia Nov 2021
A drought over summer followed by massive amounts more rain than usual, and 3 atmospheric rivers — which in one or two days brought volumes of rain equal to an entire wet month — when the ground was already saturated have caused extensive damage to transportation infrastructure all through British Columbia. More heavy rain started…
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Softwood Lumber Duty: AR2 Final Results Duty Increase
The US Department of Commerce indicates that these Final Rates for the Softwood Lumber Duty were announced to “interested parties” Wednesday, November 24, 2021. UPDATE FROM OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT JONES & JONES CUSTOMS BROKERS: None of the AR1 or AR2 entries will be liquidated until this case is resolved one way or the other. …
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Lumber Production and Sawmill Utilization AUG, Lumber Prices, NOV: 2021
North America softwood lumber production volumes and sawmill capacity utilization rates released by Western Wood Products Association (www.wwpa.org) show: For January to August 2021 softwood lumber production in the US improved by +3.3% from the first eight months of 2020. US lumber production volumes were 22,341 mmfbm. Looking at the month of August against July…
