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Wildfire Season 2015 : North America
Read more: Wildfire Season 2015 : North AmericaIt is obvious to everyone involved in the forest even superficially that this year’s fire season has come on very early and seems like it will be severe. Forest industry veterans say there has never been such extended hot, dry weather this early in the year. Indeed, mainstream media reports this week indicate that 62-thousand…
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COFI Announces…
Read more: COFI Announces…BC Hydro executive vice-president Susan Yurkovich will become the new president and chief executive officer of the Council of Forest Industries on September 14, the agency announced Tuesday. Yurkovich, who leaves Hydro at the end of this week, will replace James Gorman, who is taking a new position as vice-president of Vancouver-based wood products company…
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US New and Existing Home Sales: April 2015
Read more: US New and Existing Home Sales: April 2015Following the pullback seen in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing that US new home sales climbed 6.8 per cent to an annual rate of 517,000 in April from the revised March rate of 484,000. Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday that the median price of an…
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US Housing Starts: May 2015
Read more: US Housing Starts: May 2015Groundbreakings of new homes in the US surged to a seven-year high in April before falling 11 per cent last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. The level of activity remained stable in May at an annual rate of 1.04 million units, and signs pointed to further gains in coming months. Housing Starts, US US…
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Wildfires, Western North America
Read more: Wildfires, Western North AmericaWildfires raging in four West Coast states have forced more than 1,000 people to be evacuated from their homes this week in rapidly growing blazes. The fires, spread by wind and exacerbated by very dry conditions, have already consumed more than 100 structures in Alaska, and were threatening others in drought-hit California and Arizona. In…
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North American Wood Products Industry in 2015 and Beyond
Read more: North American Wood Products Industry in 2015 and BeyondForest Economic Advisors — Conference Call with BMO Capital Markets Last week was held a regular conference call about the North American wood products industry by Mark Wilde at BMO Capital Markets. Analysts at Forest Economic Advisors provided the update. US Housing • FEA pessimistic on US housing starts relative to consensus: 1.1 million starts…
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Advertise with Madison’s !
Read more: Advertise with Madison’s !Get YOUR word directly to North America’s forest products industry… Y o u r N a m e H e r e Immediately reach executives, decision makers, and managers in the natural resources sector, specifically related to timber products. Support Canada’s ONLY national publication tracking North American softwood product values. SAMPLE AD: Advertising Information: http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/advertisers/
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Madison’s Weekly Dimension Lumber Prices Update: June 2015
Read more: Madison’s Weekly Dimension Lumber Prices Update: June 2015PRICES REFLECT June 19, 2015 ISSUE OF MADISON’S LUMBER REPORTER Kiln-Dried Fir Whirlwind Savvy wholesalers and distributers who loaded up on KD fir lumber when prices were down jumped for joy this week. The current scarcity of dry fir only seems to be worsening, and asking prices among both primary and secondary suppliers have increased…
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North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/19
Read more: North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/19June 19, 2015: #LUMBER PRICES 06/19: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$300 mfbm (+$6); WSPF KD PET 2×4 Studs $305 (+$10); Doug Fir green #2&Btr 2×4 $337 (+$17); OSB ON 7/16″ C$237 msf (+$2) (net FOB mill) North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/19
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North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/19
Read more: North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/19June 19, 2015: #LUMBER PRICES 06/19: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$300 mfbm (+$6); WSPF KD PET 2×4 Studs $305 (+$10); Doug Fir green #2&Btr 2×4 $337 (+$17); OSB ON 7/16″ C$237 msf (+$2) (net FOB mill) North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/19
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US Producer Price Indexes: May 2015
Read more: US Producer Price Indexes: May 2015The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Producer Price Indexes (PPI) for May. Inflation in prices received by producers rose 0.5 per cent in May after declining 0.4 per cent in April. The increase was based on rising prices for goods, as prices for services were unchanged. Within goods, a 17 per cent…
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Canada and US Lumber Exports: April 2015
Read more: Canada and US Lumber Exports: April 2015Fresh data out this week from Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, and the US Census gives a good picture of the state of forest products manufacturing sales and exports in North America so far this year. Data released by the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations department of Log Export and Economic Analysis…
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Japan Housing Starts: April 2015
Read more: Japan Housing Starts: April 2015Total housing starts in Japan for April were 75,716 units, flat compared to one year ago, said the Japan Lumber Reports Friday. On a seasonally-adjusted basis starts were 913,000 units. Units built for owners were down 2.1 per cent compared to April last year, while those built for sale were up 7.2 per cent. New…
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Canada Housing Starts: May 2015
Read more: Canada Housing Starts: May 2015Canadian residential building activity accelerated in May to the fastest in 10 months, driven by condominium construction. Builders began work on an annualized 201,705 homes last month, up 10 per cent from April and the most since July, the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corp. said Monday Annualized multiple-unit construction in urban centers rose 17 per…
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US Construction Job Openings: April 2015
Read more: US Construction Job Openings: April 2015The number of open, unfilled construction sector positions has been elevated during 2015. According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and NAHB analysis, construction sector jobs declined from 168,000 to 153,000 in April from March. However, the 168,000 estimate for March was upwardly revised from a preliminary reading of 147,000. Construction Jobs,…
