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Madison’s Lumber Reporter on Radio NL News
Paper Excellence to sell Domtar pulp mill in Kamloops, BC to Kruger, for high-quality tissue manufacturing in Sherbrooke QC. Hear Madison’s talk about it on Kamloops Radio NL: May 12 by Radio NL Local First News via #soundcloud The acquisition is expected to close in 4Q 2022. Many of Kruger’s products will be familiar to…
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Lumber Prices and Market Update: May 2022
The slight lull in buying through March and April brought lumber prices down to levels which made customers comfortable. A spate of purchasing ensued at the end of April, levelling off prices then bringing them slightly upward. REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/subscribe/ Market conditions continued confusing, with quite some variation among suppliers. Those well-stocked with inventory…
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Lumber Prices Pop Back Up Slightly as Buyers Return in Earnest
The slight lull in buying through March and April brought lumber prices down to levels which made customers comfortable. A spate of purchasing ensued at the end of April, levelling off prices then bringing them slightly upward. Market conditions continued confusing, with quite some variation among suppliers. Those well-stocked with inventory sold handily to waiting…
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Madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout: April 2022
We hope you enjoy the very important timely information inside!This update is related to the fabulous Madison’s Lumber Directory, currently available with our good friends at Lumber Blue Book. Your trusted source for weekly softwood lumber prices and market updates, Madison’s Lumber Reporter, has launched something new: the monthly Madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout. As a new product, we will be…
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Softwood Lumber Market Finds Supply-Demand Balance
For the moment it seemed the North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market found a supply-demand balance, as the benchmark price drops slightly but many others remain flat. In the week following Easter, which is a big-deal holiday in Canada, sawmills and wholesalers seemed to find good price levels which attracted back customers who…
