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Lumber sector grapples with epic wildfires and melting highways
Read more: Lumber sector grapples with epic wildfires and melting highwaysTraders of solid wood products reported slightly slower sales this week, however expressed surprise that the usually slow-down month of July started off with such strong volumes. Sawmills will embark on regular seasonal and maintenance curtailments over the next four weeks. Prices on most dimension lumber and panel items remained mostly flat this week, with…
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Lumber sector grapples with epic wildfires and melting highways
Read more: Lumber sector grapples with epic wildfires and melting highwaysTraders of solid wood products reported slightly slower sales this week, however expressed surprise that the usually slow-down month of July started off with such strong volumes. Sawmills will embark on regular seasonal and maintenance curtailments over the next four weeks. Prices on most dimension lumber and panel items remained mostly flat this week, with…
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Wildfires
Read more: WildfiresRaging forest fires erupted with a vengeance across North America as deteriorating timber conditions in the back country and extended dry weather combined this season. Potentially record-high temperatures this weekend threaten to complicate firefighting efforts in Washington State, where five wildfires already are raging. Hot and dry weather forecast could exacerbate the 28-mile Mills Canyon…
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Housing Starts, Canada
Read more: Housing Starts, CanadaThe CMHC report showed single-unit starts rose 0.9 per cent while multiple-units, typically condominiums, rose 0.1 per cent. Canada’s condo market has cooled since 2012 after a multi-year boom, and is widely expected to cool further as unsold inventory comes onto the market. June’s strength in housing starts was led by the prairie provinces which…
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Japan Housing Starts: May 2014
Read more: Japan Housing Starts: May 2014Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport data shows that units built for owners declined by 22.9 per cent, to 22,288 units, said Japan Lumber Reports. These drops are influenced by Japan’s consumption tax increase in April 2013, the government agency said. New construction of wood-based units in May dropped to 36,983, from 40,035 the…
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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…
