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North American Forest Industry Back to Regular Operations: Jan 2018
Just as Madison’s predicted not three weeks ago, demand for solid wood products continues fierce in 2018 and prices are showing signs of further strength in the months to come. It almost seemed like in 2017 lumber prices didn’t have a usual seasonal low; as follow-through of strong demand after US Thanksgiving kept manufactured wood…
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Canadian Forest Industry: Oct 2017
A flurry of full-year 2016 and October data for Canada’s forest products industry was released by Statistics Canada just before the end of last year. Manufacturing industry, including logging, and GDP by industry data is now out. Canada Forest Industry: October 2017 Total revenues reported by Canadian manufacturers increased to $664 billion in 2016, up 0.9 per cent…
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US on Forestry Import Duty Frenzy
In addition to Canadian supercalendered paper and softwood lumber, Canadian newsprint is now also being subject to an import duty from the US. As well, the US and China are currently in a fight over paper and cellulose pulp, levying duties on each other for respective domestic imports. Published on the US Federal Register Wednesday…
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Back to Full Operation for North American Forest Products Industry
Kiln-Dried Fir Softwood Lumber Sales Momentum Loss: December 2017 As in green fir, consistent and strong demand for Kiln-Dried Douglas-fir softwood lumber continued to come out of California – particularly the Southern part of the state – but overall it wasn’t enough to keep producers from lowering their asking prices. Players in the US intimated…
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Seasonal Holiday Break for North American Forest Industry
And what a year it has been, holey moley. Sawmills across Canada and the US will hardly get a chance to assess this wild year as year- end inventory in their yards is calculated before the New Year 2018, with it’s punishing softwood lumber duty, comes on. It is usual for the entire province of…
