After severe drops in mid-2021 and again at the end of last year, Canadian sawmill capacity utilization rates continued recovering in March 2022.
US sawmill production as a per cent of practical capacity for March 2022 dropped to 83%, compared to the same month last year when it was 85%, said the Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track. wwpa.org/reports
Still recovering from huge drops last year, Canada’s sawmill capacity utilization rate for March was only 76% compared to March 2021 when it was a low 85%.