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US Lumber Production Increases in March, Up Slightly in 1Q 2017: WWPA
US lumber production increased 10.7 per cent in March compared to the month prior but declined 0.5 per cent from March 2016, according to statistics from the Western Wood Products Association’s Lumber Track. Production totaled 2.941 billion board feet (BBF) in March. Production in the West jumped 14.9 per cent over February, while output in…
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Canada’s Lumber Market Forecast: Conference Board
Following its strongest showing in three years, production growth in Canada’s wood products industry is expected to moderate significantly in 2017 due to the incoming US trade restrictions on Canadian softwood lumber, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada’s Wood Products Manufacturing Industry, released Friday. Canada’s wood products manufacturers will see…
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Canada Wholesale Trade, Lumber Exports: March 2017
Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world narrowed to a $370 million deficit in April, from a revised $936 million deficit in March, said Statistics Canada Friday. Exports rose 1.8 per cent to $47.7 billion, led by higher exports of passenger cars and light trucks. Imports were up 0.6 per cent to $48.1 billion, on…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse: 1Q 2017 Data
North American Sawmill Sales, Lumber and Log Supply and Production, Imports and Exports The latest data, some only just released from Statistics Canada, US Census, Industry Canada and others, is now combined into a sleek and concise visual format. Contact our office today for your subscription! Don’t miss out on this forward-indicator of Canada and…
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Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Proposed Scope Exclusions
On May 5, 2017, the Government of Canada submitted comments with the International Trade Commission and the US Department of Commerce regarding proposed scope exclusions currently under consideration in this latest round of Canada-US Softwood Lumber Dispute. The requested exclusions are for items not included in the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement and of remanufactured lumber products.…
