North America

US furniture maker wins lawsuit against shipper

American home furniture manufacturer and supplier MCS Industries has prevailed in federal court in its lawsuit against Cosco Shipping.  [...]
October 13, 2021 Wood Furniture / North America

Lumber prices in US are rising again fast

    On Friday, the price per thousand board feet climbed another 5% to $494. Since bottoming out [...]

US lumber prices stage a late season rally

    The roller coaster ride for US lumber prices is still going strong. In the past month [...]

US and Vietnam reach timber deal avoiding tariffs

The US and Vietnam reached an agreement over illegally harvested and traded timber that will see the Asian nation avert [...]

Georgia-Pacific invests $120 million in Texas plant

Georgia-Pacific announced that their Pineland Lumber Complex in Texas will undergo $120 million in additions and improvements in an [...]

U.S. lumber prices are suddenly rising again

    A month after U.S. lumber prices finally returned to normal, prices for wood are ticking [...]

Fall in US lumber prices expected to hit Europe soon

    The fall in lumber prices in the US is expected to affect Europe in the fourth [...]

Record high US lumber prices shifted global lumber trade flows in H1/2021

    US lumber prices reached unprecedented highs in the 2Q/21. For example, the costs for 2x4 [...]

Lumber demand in US strengthens but price volatility continues

    Lumber demand in the United States looks to strengthen as price volatility gives way to a [...]

Two scenarios for Vietnam’s wood product exports for the remaining months of 2021

In the first two quarters of 2021 exports of wood and wood products from Vietnam increased but due to the [...]