Rising prices could keep European lumber exports to the US at high pace in 2022
European softwood lumber exports to the USA continued to rise in 2021, although the pace of [...]
January 31, 2022
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Western Forest Products to temporarily close one of its sawmills due to log shortage
Western Forest Products is considering curtailing operations at its Chemainus sawmill starting next week due to a log shortage.  [...]
January 31, 2022
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US lumber plunges for 7th day on demand fears, supply chain chaos
US lumber futures tumbled by the exchange limit to $1,053.70 per 1,000 board feet on the Chicago [...]
January 31, 2022
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Enviva plans to double wood pellet production up to 13 million tons
Enviva Inc. on Jan. 19 announced accelerated plans to double its wood pellet production capacity and [...]
January 27, 2022
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U.S. sawmill production fails to meet housing demand for lumber
Insufficient production is causing an unprecedented spike in US lumber prices as sawmill output fails to keep up with consumer [...]
January 26, 2022
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Chinese softwood lumber imports drop 26% in 2021
China’s imports of softwood lumber in 2021 declined by -26.2% year-over-year to [...]
January 26, 2022
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Chinese timber import market faces a complicated 2022
At the beginning of the new year, the Chinese timber industry is waiting for the market [...]
January 24, 2022
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Why N. American lumber prices have nearly tripled again?
Simple economics popped the lumber bubble last year. Once the price of lumber topped $1,515 per thousand board feet [...]
January 19, 2022
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Lumber prices in US are ‘looking like a repeat of 2021’
A survey of home builders revealed expectations that lumber prices will continue to soar in 2022 [...]
January 17, 2022
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B.C. lumber producers on a roller-coaster ride due to price fluctuations
BC Lumber producers are accustomed to boom and bust cycles, but the past two years have been surprisingly volatile for [...]
January 13, 2022
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