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Madison’s Weekly Lumber Price Update: Green Table
Softwood lumber buyers in North America continued to desperately cover their needs for June, while uncertainty about July-on reigned.
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Madison’s BC Coast Log Price report: May 2020
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Madison’s Heating Wood Pellet Price report: May 2020
In late April the US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced it will award US$1.5 million to seven rural communities through a new Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation grant program. USDA to Invest in Wood Energy The new program aims to support the costs of installing wood energy systems and building innovative wood product…
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North America Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity Utilization, WWPA: Jan 2020
In 4Q 2019 North American softwood lumber production recovered nicely from drops over last summer, and by the end of last year made good strides in improvement, says the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track, for January 2019 – January 2020. January 2020 US lumber production volume increased by +2%…
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Softwood Lumber Prices Keep Rising as Suppliers Look Toward Late Summer
Sawmills across North America looked toward the end of summer last week, as lumber prices continued to rise but sales volumes were unsteady. Lumber producers in the US and Canada considered this current market strength as temporary, and were already making plans for seasonal slow-downs when summer draws to a close.Softwood lumber producers consequently pushed…