US South reports record lumber production

For years, the US South has continued gaining market share of North American lumber production. That production has now hit record highs across a sea of decreased year-over-year numbers in the other North American regions. New highs reflect major shift to US South Lumber production was down year-over-year in three of the four major North American regions in 2022. Today, almost 38% of North America's lumber is currently produced in the US South. This percentage represents a record-high share following 13 consecutive years with increased output from the region's sawmills ...