Lumber prices in the US on the rise this autumn
Compared to historical trends, this week’s WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr price is up +$11 relative to [...]
September 27, 2019
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Russia’s wood industry increased lumber and pellets production
Over the past eight months of this year, the Russian domestic timber industry has been showing steady growth in almost [...]
September 27, 2019
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Georgia-Pacific to invest $70 million in its plywood and lumber mill in Arkansas
Georgia-Pacific is investing $70 million for upgrades to its plywood and lumber operations in Gurdon, Arkansas. [...]
September 26, 2019
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U.S. lumber production drops; Canadian output falls sharply
U.S. sawmills in the first six months of 2019 produced 17.602 billion board ft [...]
September 19, 2019
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Canadian wholesale and retail prices for softwood lumber on the rise
Canadian retail prices for framing lumber rose 34% in 2018 compared to 2016 driven by a confluence of factors in [...]
September 16, 2019
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Canfor reduces an additional 75 million board feet of production capacity in BC
Canfor Corporation announced additional operating curtailments which will reduce production capacity by 75 million board feet between September 3rd and [...]
September 5, 2019
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Lumber production in North America drops, while Canadian output goes 10% down
U.S. sawmills produced 14.647 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first [...]
August 21, 2019
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Jim Pattinson makes offer to take over Canfor
Jim Pattison's Great Pacific Capital Corp. has made an offer to buy the rest of Canfor Corp. it does [...]
August 21, 2019
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Falling softwood lumber in US
The measured pace in US framing lumber trading that began in early July persisted into the latter part of the [...]
August 5, 2019
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US lumber prices start to drop after weeks of growth
After several weeks of consistent growth, the US lumber prices fell quite considerably last week. On average, lumber prices fell [...]
July 31, 2019
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