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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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US Lumber Imports, House Size, Home Sales
The US imported a total of 8.456 million cubic metres of softwood lumber from Canada in 1Q this year which, according to the figures from the US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), equates to a reduction of 16 per cent against last year. The FAS also recorded a reduction in US softwood lumber…
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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.…
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Latest Softwood Lumber Dispute Rumblings
The federal government’s aid package for the Canadian softwood lumber industry is expected to go before cabinet Tuesday for final approval. Also, after newly appointed US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said this week that he hoped the issue could be resolved before the formal start of negotiations on the trilateral NAFTA trade agreement, according to…
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IMM Information Notice 17-IMM-001, Recommendation for Processing Entries Subject to the Canadian Softwood Lumber Countervailing Duty (CVD) Case C122-858
More excellent word from Madison’s very worthwhile source on the development of new softwood lumber duties for Canadian exporters shipping into the US: US Customs Brokers are instructed to revise all entries of Canadian softwood lumber captured by the present Canadian Softwood Lumber CVD Case facilitated on or after January 28, 2017 to type 03…
