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Huge Correction on the Softwood Lumber Futures Board, Cash Might Be Wallowing
A huge sell-off of futures this week took no one by surprise, then on Thursday a reversal to positive trades brought settlement this week to approximately US$555 but on minimal volume. In cash, prices wallowed at close to last week’s levels, with significant adjustments on some specific items as price sheets stabilized. The long-awaited…
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North America Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity: March 2018
Softwood lumber production in Canada dropped -2.4% in January to March 2018, from 7,249 million board feet to 7,074 mmfbm for the same time last year, said the Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track Wednesday, In the US, softwood lumber production increased by +2.7%, at 8,557 million board feet versus 8,333 million the first…
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Politics Upends the Lumber Market
The unprecedented turned to the frankly surreal last week as Canada placed retaliatory duties on a wide range of US imports, including wood and paper products. The latest trade data, meanwhile, shows quite a glowing picture of product sales across the Canada-US border for 1Q 2018. Current Softwood Lumber Prices Compared to Recent and Historical…
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Canada Sawmill Production: March 2018
Lumber production in Canada rose +11.4% in March from February, to 5,898 thousand cubic metres of lumber, according to the latest update from Statistics Canada Monday. Production was -5.2% lower than in March 2017. Sawmills shipped 5,393 thousand cubic metres of lumber in March, up +10.5% from February and -7.6% lower than in March 2017.
