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British Columbia Forest Product Exports: April 2016
Highlight of Exports YTD 2016 (April), compared to YTD 2015 (April): B.C. forest product exports totalled $4.56 billion, up 6.5% from $4.28 billion. Share of export value by market: U.S. (52.3%, up from 46.2%), China + Hong Kong (24.9%, down from 30.9%), Japan (8.4%, down from 9.2%) and other destinations (14.4%, up from…
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Southern Yellow Pine Lumber Exports: February 2016
Exports of southern yellow pine lumber remained steady in February, amounting to 51.7 million board feet, according to the Southern Forest Products Association. This volume represents a boost of 12 per cent above the same month in 2015, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 23 per cent when compared with the first two months of…
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Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake&Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016
Canada Sawmill Exports (excl: Shake & Shingle) : Values 2012- APR 2016 Canadian lumber exports increased in April from a downwardly revised March reading, according to Statistics Canada Monday. April Canadian exports totalled 1.76 billion board feet, up from 1.73 BBF in March (originally 1.77 BBF) and 1.51 BBF in April 2015. Lumber shipments to…
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USDA Softwood Lumber Checkoff Unlawful in US
A US federal judge has ruled the USDA violated the law in creating the softwood lumber checkoff, which raises money to promote the use of US and Canadian wood in US construction, according to Capital Press Thursday. Companies that manufacture more than 15 million board-feet of lumber a year — enough to build 1,000 homes…
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US Wood Imports, Canada Lumber Exports: March 2016
US Sawmill Products Imports: Values 2012 to MAR 2016 CHINA US$9 million US$11 million 18% CANADA US$1,232 million US$1,355 million 9% TOTAL WORLD US$1,471 million US$1,573 million 6.5% 2015 To MAR 2016 To MAR Canada Softwood Lumber Exports:Volumes 2012 – MAR 2016 million cubic metres USA 7,041 9,070 22% CHINA 1,552 1,588 2%…
