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Canada/US Softwood Lumber Negotiation Update
Last week when speaking about the softwood lumber negotiations between Canada and the US with Vaughn Palmer at the Vancouver Sun, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said, “But we just haven’t seen enough movement from the American side of the table.” Madison’s confirmed this update with insiders to the talks: “Both sides have exchanged proposals…
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Canadian Forest Companies Urge House of Commons
Once again Canadian lumber producers have pressed the federal government on the urgency of moving forward on the softwood lumber trade file, this time appearing before the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade in Ottawa Wednesday to voice their support for the Canadian Government’s continued efforts to reach a new softwood lumber agreement…
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Canada Requests WTO Consultations on US Paper Duty
Ottawa has asked the World Trade Organization for a review, by a binational panel under the North American Free Trade Agreement, into US countervailing duties of up to 20 per cent on almost $1 billion in annual exports of supercalendered paper from Canada. Exports of supercalendered paper from Canada to the United States were valued…
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Canada Requests WTO Consultations on US Paper Duty
Ottawa has asked the World Trade Organization for a review, by a binational panel under the North American Free Trade Agreement, into US countervailing duties of up to 20 per cent on almost $1 billion in annual exports of supercalendered paper from Canada. Exports of supercalendered paper from Canada to the United States were valued…
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Canada Softwood Lumber Production, US Lumber Imports & Exports Full Year 2015
New forest industry data out this week from Statistics Canada, the US Census, and the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service: VOLUMES of Softwood Lumber Production in Canada for full-year 2015 rose by 7.6% , to 62.9744 million cubic metres, compared to 58.1583 million cubic metres the previous year. VALUES of US Sawmill Products Imports from Canada…
