Worldwide lumber trade starts to drop
In 2018, global trade of lumber fell for the first time in five years, with total [...]
March 18, 2019
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US softwood lumber prices keep on falling
Winter kept a grip on many regions and key markets, but sales of framing lumber in US picked up in [...]
March 15, 2019
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Canada: Lumber production falls sharply as production curtailments rise
The recent lumber curtailments of major Canadian lumber producers, announced back in the fall and winter [...]
March 14, 2019
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Canfor reports 14% drop in lumber shipments in Q4 /2018
Canfor Corporation generated strong financial results in 2018 with reported operating income of $608.6 million [...]
March 4, 2019
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US lumber prices started to slow down through the end of February
Softwood lumber trading geared down from a faster pace earlier in the month, with traders citing [...]
March 4, 2019
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British Columbia’s lumber exports to China start to go down, as demand decreases
British Columbia's lumber exports to China are decreasing, as the country's slowing economic growth traces demand for one [...]
February 25, 2019
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Chinese lumber imports on a downward trend
China's demand for logs and lumber grew in 2018 as compared to 2017, but most of the gains were [...]
February 22, 2019
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Finnish lumber production increased during 2018
Production volumes of the Finnish sawmills in the fourth quarter of 2018 fell slightly [...]
February 19, 2019
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Huge crisis in the Canadian lumber market
Last week, Canfor Corp. announced that it temporarily curtailed operations at three of its sawmills in British Columbia, because of [...]
February 18, 2019
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Interfor increases lumber exports to China due to China-US trade war
Interfor Corp. says the company has markedly increased lumber shipments from Canada to China as a result of tariffs imposed [...]
February 14, 2019
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