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Canada Recent Tariff Statistics
Explained Statistics Canada Wednesday last week: On June 1, 2018, the United States implemented additional tariffs on selected Canadian steel and aluminum products exported to the United States. The additional tariff rates are 25% and 10% respectively. According to Statistics Canada’s international merchandise trade customs-based data, in 2017, the export value of aluminum products that are subject to the 10% rate…
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North America Lumber and Panel Prices Settle Back to Normal Territory
While still high compared to recent years, US and Canadian lumber prices this week started to approach what could be considered normal territory . Inventories in the field remain lean, however sawmills have managed to get wood ordered in 2Q out to their customers and are now able to assess the assets in their own…
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Canada Sawmills: April 2018
Lumber production in Canada rose +0.5% from March to 5,925 thousand cubic metres of lumber in April, said Statistics Canada Wednesday. Production was +2.5% higher than in April 2017. Sawmills shipped 5,807 thousand cubic metres of lumber in April, up +7.7% from March but -1.4% lower than in April 2017.
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British Columbia Coastal Log Prices: May 2018
Your weekly North American softwood lumber and panel price guide, Madison’s Lumber Reporter, is delighted to announce a brand-new data set to help keep the Canadian and US forest products industry informed and up-to-date on the latest data and market information. DON’T MISS OUT, ORDER TODAY! British Columbia Coastal Log Prices, Monthly: 2013 to May…
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Topsy-Turvey Lumber Market as Prices Settle
Prices of many North American softwood lumber and panel prices corrected sharply this week as customers picked through sawmill offer lists looking for construction framing wood products they could get for a lower price. Home sales and construction in the US continue much stronger than anyone had expected one year ago. The below table is…
