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North American Freight Data 2014
Read more: North American Freight Data 2014Freight volumes are expected to keep increasing this year with trucking capacity to continue tightening – a recipe that should result in freight rate hikes for the industry by as much as 5 to 8 per cent before 2014 is over, says a report commissioned by the US Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and…
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Southern Pine Lumber Exports: April
Read more: Southern Pine Lumber Exports: AprilThis year continues to be a robust one for exports of Southern Pine lumber, as the Southern Forest Products Association said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service reported exports of Southern Pine to be approximately 44.3 million board feet (MMbf) for April 2014. This volume represents an increase of…
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Canada Building Permits
Read more: Canada Building PermitsCanadian municipalities issued building permits worth $6.9 billion in May, up 13.8 per cent from April, said Statistics Canada Monday. This followed a 2.2 per cent rise in the previous month. The increase in May resulted primarily from higher construction intentions for commercial buildings in Ontario and Manitoba, as well as multi-family dwellings in British…
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Madison’s 2Q ’14 FOREST PULSE
Read more: Madison’s 2Q ’14 FOREST PULSEthis week Madison’s released a *sneak preview* of the next edition of our exciting new product: LIMITED-TIME OFFER: SAVE MORE THAN 15% ON THE REGULAR PRICE Order now and save! Offer expires August 1, 2014 Don’t miss even one issue of this vital information! Madisons Forest Pulse 1 • what you need to plan your…
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Madison’s 2Q ’14 FOREST PULSE
Read more: Madison’s 2Q ’14 FOREST PULSEthis week Madison’s released a *sneak preview* of the next edition of our exciting new product: LIMITED-TIME OFFER: SAVE MORE THAN 15% ON THE REGULAR PRICE  Order now and save! Offer expires August 1, 2014 Don’t miss even one issue of this vital information! Madisons Forest Pulse 1 • what you need to plan…
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Lumber prices stay flat as sector braces for impact of wildfire season
Read more: Lumber prices stay flat as sector braces for impact of wildfire seasonFri, July 11, 2014 The sheer confusion which reigned for dimension lumber buyer and sellers in June has dissipated, much as the dual Canada-US national holiday break has faded from memory. This week North American lumber traders reported stable sales volumes and a return to consistent pricing. Almost on cue, serious wildfires broke out in…
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Lumber prices stay flat as sector braces for impact of wildfire season
Read more: Lumber prices stay flat as sector braces for impact of wildfire seasonFri, July 11, 2014 The sheer confusion which reigned for dimension lumber buyer and sellers in June has dissipated, much as the dual Canada-US national holiday break has faded from memory. This week North American lumber traders reported stable sales volumes and a return to consistent pricing. Almost on cue, serious wildfires broke out in…
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Madison’s 2Q 2014 Timber Industry Analysis and Projection
Read more: Madison’s 2Q 2014 Timber Industry Analysis and ProjectionWe are very excited to release a brief snippet of the latest edition of our new product: MADISON’S QUARTERLY NORTH AMERICAN TIMBER INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND PROJECTION Madison’s 2Q:14 Timber Preview check back here at the end of July for more on this vital information source!!
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Madison’s 2Q 2014 Timber Industry Analysis and Projection
Read more: Madison’s 2Q 2014 Timber Industry Analysis and ProjectionWe are very excited to release a brief snippet of the latest edition of our new product: MADISON’S QUARTERLY NORTH AMERICAN TIMBER INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND PROJECTION Madison’s 2Q:14 Timber Preview check back here at the end of July for more on this vital information source!!
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US Housing Market : Jan – June 2014
Read more: US Housing Market : Jan – June 2014New data on US housing inventory, home prices and sales, and distressed mortgages was released this week. Mixed messages from US housing data released in June are being studied by home buyers, sellers, and industry experts. Mid-year releases issued from the National Association of Realtors, S&P/Case Shiller, Trulia, and other housing analysts show that the…
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Sawmill Fire
Read more: Sawmill FireFire broke out at Godfrey Lumber Yard in Statesville, NC, Thursday night. Local firefighters reported a large fire upon arriving at the scene, and say that several county fire departments were called in to assist with the blaze. The Sheriff’s Office says the fire reignited early Friday morning. It was an approximately 100-by-150-foot building which…
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British Columbia New Fire Fighting Planes
Read more: British Columbia New Fire Fighting PlanesBC has a new weapon in its battle against the hundreds of wildfires that destroy large swaths of the province’s forests every summer. It’s a fleet of skimmer airtankers, an amphibious aircraft that can skim water and continue fighting a fire without having to return to base. Said superintendent of the provincial airtanker program Michael…
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Trade Data : Canada and US
Read more: Trade Data : Canada and USThe US trade deficit shrank 5.6 per cent to a seasonally adjusted US$44.39 billion in May from April, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Exports increased 1 per cent to US$195.46 billion, the highest level on record. Imports fell 0.3 per cent to US$239.85 billion. In Canada the May trade defecit slimmed to $152 million, from…
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British Columbia Logs Seized
Read more: British Columbia Logs SeizedYaoRun Wood, a Chinese log export company that has been dealing millions of dollars of wood out of Terrace, BC, has had its log piles seized for a third time in under a year due to suspicion it is altering log marks, according to Terrace Standard Tuesday. Previous seizures took place because YaoRun had fallen…
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Canada Forestry Funding Announcement
Read more: Canada Forestry Funding AnnouncementCanada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Greg Rickford, Friday announced that a Call for Proposals is now open for companies to submit applications to benefit from the renewed Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program. The Harper Government announced funding of $90.4 million with funding to be allocated to projects that support jobs and implement highly…
