Tag: lumber demand

  • Canada Softwood Lumber Production: September 2015

    Lumber production by sawmills increased 5.2 per cent from August to 5,563.5 thou- sand cubic metres in September, according to new data released by Statistics Canada Tuesday. Compared with September 2014, lumber production rose 7.8 per cent. Sawmills shipped 5,609.5 thousand cubic metres of lumber in September, up 8.5 per cent from August. Shipments rose…

  • Canada Lumber Exports Up, US Log Exports Down

    The latest StatsCan data, out Monday shows an interesting picture for North American forest products…while the lumber business in the US is improving there it is going to be a slow, steady haul for the next approx three years I think :-/ Right now we’re into the usual seasonal ‘boring’ end-of-year slowdown and curtailments. At…

  • US Softwood Lumber Imports from Europe Double

    At a total of 111,777 cubic metres, the USA imported more than twice as much softwood lumber from Europe in 3Q than it had done in the same period of last year, according to EUWID Wednesday. Foreign trade data from the US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) shows that Sweden was the main…

  • Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 11/20/15

    A selection of Key Lumber and Panel Prices, to be published in this week’s issue of Madison’s Lumber Reporter: WSPF KD R/L 2×4 #2&Btr . . . $263 . . -$7 WSPF KD R/L 2×6 #2&Btr . . . $255. . . -$7 SYP KD R/L 2×4 #2&Btr East Side . . . $410 .…

  • Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 11/20/15

    A selection of Key Lumber and Panel Prices, to be published in this week’s issue of Madison’s Lumber Reporter: WSPF KD R/L 2×4 #2&Btr . . . $263 . . -$7 WSPF KD R/L 2×6 #2&Btr . . . $255. . . -$7 SYP KD R/L 2×4 #2&Btr East Side . . . $410 .…