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US Lumber and Building Sales, Imports, Log Exports: Jan – Feb 2017
Read more: US Lumber and Building Sales, Imports, Log Exports: Jan – Feb 2017US Lumber and Other Construction Materials Trade for Jan-Feb 2017 are up 7.7% to US$42,933 million, from US$40,475 million for the first two months of last year. Full-Year 2016 US Construction Trade was US$122,384 million, up 7.7% from full-year 2015. US Lumber and Other Construction Materials Trade: Jan-Feb 2017 US Log Exports to the WORLD…
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Softwood Dimension Construction Framing Lumber Prices….a long term retrospective
Read more: Softwood Dimension Construction Framing Lumber Prices….a long term retrospectiveRegular weekly sources for Madison’s Lumber Reporter say the price of North American softwood lumber is getting worked out in the marketplace right now. FOR EXAMPLE (from a large stocking softwood lumber wholesaler on the US eastern seaboard, morning of Wed, Apr 26): Most of the Canadian mills stayed away from the market yesterday. They…
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North American Dimension Softwood Lumber Market Update: April 2017
Read more: North American Dimension Softwood Lumber Market Update: April 2017This week, Canadian forest products operators were put out of some of their uncertainty and found out preliminary trade actions on softwood lumber by the US. Final determinations will be at the end of November 2017, for both countervailing (CVD) and anti-dumping (AD) duties. Please see https://madisonsreport.com/us-softwood-lumber-duty-announcement-apr-24-2017-20-per-cent/ for details on the latest duty announcement April…
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US Housing Starts, Home Sales: February & March 2017
Read more: US Housing Starts, Home Sales: February & March 2017Total housing starts in the US declined in March, after a strong pace was recorded in February. Total starts were down almost 7 per cent, falling to a 1.215 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to the joint data release from the Census Bureau and HUD April 18. Single-family starts posted a monthly decline of…
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US Softwood Lumber Duty Announcement April 24, 2017: 20 Per Cent
Read more: US Softwood Lumber Duty Announcement April 24, 2017: 20 Per CentTrey Yingst , Chief White House Correspondent: President Trump to put a 20% tax on #softwood #lumber entering the US from Canada #housing Canfor, West Fraser, Tolko, and Resolute will not be charged retroactive duties in the countervailing duty case. J.D. Irving and all other Canadian companies will be required to pay any CVD duties…
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Canada Investment in New Housing Construction
Read more: Canada Investment in New Housing ConstructionNew housing construction investment in Canada totalled $4 billion in February, an increase of 6.4 per cent compared with the same month in 2016, said Statistics Canada Friday. Spending on single-family dwellings led the ad- vance at the national level. Spending was up in five provinces in February, compared with the same month one year…
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North American Lumber Market Update: April 2017
Read more: North American Lumber Market Update: April 2017Next week, Canadian forest products operators will be put out of their uncertainty and will find out any preliminary trade actions on softwood lumber by the US. Final determinations will be at the end of November 2017, for both CVD and AD duties. LATEST SOFTWOOD LUMBER PRICE MOVEMENTS APRIL 2017: Benchmark dimension lumber commodity Western…
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Canada Sawmills: January 2017
Read more: Canada Sawmills: January 2017Canadian lumber production rose 19.5 per cent in January, with sawmills producing 5,813.4 thousand cubic metres of lumber, said Statistics Canada April 10. Production was 5.2 per cent higher than January 2016. In January, sawmills shipped 5,452 thousand cubic metres of lumber, up 10.1 per cent from December. Shipments were 2.8 per cent higher than…
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US Construction Jobs: February 2017
Read more: US Construction Jobs: February 2017According to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and NAHB analysis April 11, the number of open construction sector jobs rose to 169,000 in February. The cycle high is 238,000, set in July of last year. The open position rate (job openings as a percent of total employment) for February increased to…
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Madison’s Anniversary
Read more: Madison’s AnniversaryThis week Madison’s Lumber Reporter (est. 1952) is delighted to announce the ninth anniversary of current publisher, Kéta Kosman! The first issue under her new ownership was April 17, 2008, when previous owner Laurence (Laurie) Cater RIP retired. Laurie hired Kéta as print production in June 2003. Laurie had taken over from Peter Madison in…
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Canada and US Sawmill Capacity: January 2017
Read more: Canada and US Sawmill Capacity: January 2017Rates of production as percent of practical capacity for North American sawmills was 82% in the US for January 2017, compared to 84% the previous year and 86% for full year 2016, said the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association Lumber Track Thursday Capacity utilization of sawmills in Canada remained at at 93%…
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EACOM Purchases
Read more: EACOM PurchasesEACOM Timber, out of Montreal, QC, has sole ownership of engineered wood producer Anthony-EACOM following the purchase of outstanding shares from Canfor Corp, the company announced April 5. The company said the change in ownership will result in the transfer of more than 50 employees to EACOM’s management.
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Canada Building Permits: February 2017
Read more: Canada Building Permits: February 2017Canadian municipalities issued $7.5 billion worth of building permits in February, down 2.5 per cent from January, said Statistics Canada Thursday. Ontario and Alberta led the five provinces that reported declines in February. The national decrease was mainly the result of lower construction intentions for single-family dwellings and institutional structures. The value of residential building…
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Japan Housing Starts: February 2017
Read more: Japan Housing Starts: February 2017Total housing starts in Japan were 70,912 units in February, down 7.3 per cent compared to last month and down by 2.6 per cent compared to February 2016, according to Japan Lumber Reports Friday. New rental units increased for ten consecutive months but new units for sale dropped sharply after a decline in condominium building.…
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Sawmill Fire
Read more: Sawmill FireA sawmill fire Wednesday at BKB Cedar Manufacturing in McBride, BC, displaced 35 full-time employees. Mayor Loranne Martin Says they acted quickly after the facility went up in smoke, according to My Prince George Now. Regional District of Fraser-Fort George spokesperson Renee McCloskey says multiple re departments were called to battle the blaze. According to…
