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U.S. Softwood Lumber Industry Activity : Oct 2014
Read more: U.S. Softwood Lumber Industry Activity : Oct 2014Using the latest trade statistics, the Western Wood Products Association found US Softwood Lumber Apparent Consumption for January to October 2014 (at 35.7 billion fbm), up 7.1 per cent over the same time period in 2013. Lumber imports, meanwhile, are up 12.3 per cent. The latest issue of the WWPA’s Lumber Track, out Monday, found…
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Increased 2014 US Lumber Production / 2014 BC Lumber Exports to US
Read more: Increased 2014 US Lumber Production / 2014 BC Lumber Exports to USUS lumber demand continued to strengthen in 2014 as home construction experienced modest but sustainable gains over 2013, according to estimates by Western Wood Products Association released Friday. As well, the value of British Columbia lumber exports to US for Jan – Nov 2014 ($2,792 million) surpassed full-year 2013 ($2,558 million), data released by BC…
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Increased 2014 US Lumber Production / 2014 BC Lumber Exports to US
Read more: Increased 2014 US Lumber Production / 2014 BC Lumber Exports to USUS lumber demand continued to strengthen in 2014 as home construction experienced modest but sustainable gains over 2013, according to estimates by Western Wood Products Association released Friday. Â As well, the value of British Columbia lumber exports to US for Jan – Nov 2014 ($2,792 million) surpassed full-year 2013 ($2,558 million), data released by BC…
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Canada Softwood Lumber Exports Vols/Values Oct 2014, Lumber Prices Dec 2014
Read more: Canada Softwood Lumber Exports Vols/Values Oct 2014, Lumber Prices Dec 2014Data out of Statistics Canada December 29 shows lumber exported from Canada to the US, by value, for Jan – Oct 2014 is up 23.5 per cent compared to the same time period last year. http://tinyurl.com/msa2o88 Volumes increased 10.5 per cent. Canada Global Softwood Lumber Exports Jan-Oct 2014 ($7.4 billion) approach total 2013 ($7.8 billion).…
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Canada Softwood Lumber Exports Vols/Values Oct 2014, Lumber Prices Dec 2014
Read more: Canada Softwood Lumber Exports Vols/Values Oct 2014, Lumber Prices Dec 2014Data out of Statistics Canada December 29 shows lumber exported from Canada to the US, by value, for Jan – Oct 2014 is up 23.5 per cent compared to the same time period last year. http://tinyurl.com/msa2o88 Volumes increased 10.5 per cent. Canada Global Softwood Lumber Exports Jan-Oct 2014 ($7.4 billion) approach total 2013 ($7.8 billion).…
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MADISON’S LUMBER REPORTER YEAR-END 2014 LUMBER MARKET COMMENT:
Read more: MADISON’S LUMBER REPORTER YEAR-END 2014 LUMBER MARKET COMMENT:Improving on stability begun last year for North America’s forest products manufacturers, 2014 ended on a positive note. Volumes and values of dimension and framing lumber shipped from Canada to the US for the first ten months of this year equalled that for full-year 2013. Data out of Statistics Canada December 29 shows lumber exported…
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MADISON’S LUMBER REPORTER YEAR-END 2014 LUMBER MARKET COMMENT:
Read more: MADISON’S LUMBER REPORTER YEAR-END 2014 LUMBER MARKET COMMENT:Improving on stability begun last year for North America’s forest products manufacturers, 2014 ended on a positive note. Volumes and values of dimension and framing lumber shipped from Canada to the US for the first ten months of this year equalled that for full-year 2013. Data out of Statistics Canada December 29 shows lumber exported…
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Interfor Buys Four US Sawmills
Read more: Interfor Buys Four US SawmillsInterfor buys four mills, raising bet on U.S. lumber production to hedge against B.C. supply constraints By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun December 22, 2014 Madison’s Lumber Reporter: “B.C. mills are well stocked in the immediate term, according to Keta Kosman, publisher of the industry newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter, with just some specialty timber — such…
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Interfor Buys Four US Sawmills
Read more: Interfor Buys Four US SawmillsInterfor buys four mills, raising bet on U.S. lumber production to hedge against B.C. supply constraints By Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun December 22, 2014 Madison’s Lumber Reporter: “B.C. mills are well stocked in the immediate term, according to Keta Kosman, publisher of the industry newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter, with just some specialty timber — such…
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Seasons Greetings from Madison’s !
Read more: Seasons Greetings from Madison’s !All of us here at your Madison’s Lumber Reporter extend our most sincere holiday greetings, and Best Wishes for the New Year, to our valued subscribers, sources, and other contacts. In keeping with tradition started in 1952 by Peter Madison, we are taking our annual holiday season break however this year are extending that by…
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Seasons Greetings from Madison’s !
Read more: Seasons Greetings from Madison’s !All of us here at your Madison’s Lumber Reporter extend our most sincere holiday greetings, and Best Wishes for the New Year, to our valued subscribers, sources, and other contacts. In keeping with tradition started in 1952 by Peter Madison, we are taking our annual holiday season break however this year are extending that by…
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North American Lumber & Panel Markets and Outlook for 2015: FEA
Read more: North American Lumber & Panel Markets and Outlook for 2015: FEAThis week BMO Capital Markets Packaging & Forest Products Analyst Mark Wilde (formerly of Deutsche Bank) held a conference call for an update on North American Lumber & Panel Markets and Outlook for 2015 with analysts from Forest Economic Advisors ( www.getfea.com ).
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Two Sawmill Worker Fatalities
Read more: Two Sawmill Worker FatalitiesThe body of a truck driver who disappeared while delivering wood chips to a Catalyst Paper Mill in Crofton, BC, this week has been found in a storage container at that facility, according to Canadian Press Friday. The BC Coroners Service says workers at the Catalyst Paper Mill couldn’t find 66-year-old Perry Thomas about a…
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Housing Starts, Canada
Read more: Housing Starts, CanadaA report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp Monday showed the seasonally adjusted annualized rate of Canadian housing starts rose to 195,620 units in November, from 183,659 in October. Canada Housing Starts Multiple-unit housing starts starts in urban areas rose 13.6 per cent, to 112,583, reversing most of the prior month’s decline. Single-family starts…
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New Brunswick Forestry Agreements
Read more: New Brunswick Forestry AgreementsNew Brunswick’s natural resources minister Thursday released the province’s forestry agreements, which give forest companies access to more Crown land and are the result of a 10-year plan announced in March. The plan will allow forestry companies to harvest an additional 660,000 cubic metres of softwood a year – a hike of 20 per cent.…
