Keyword: lumber

Growing US lumber market still needs Canadian key supplies for the next ten years

    The softwood sawmilling sector in Eastern Canada will play an increasingly important role as a key [...]

Forecast: New trends to emerge in China’s softwood log, lumber supply chain

Ongoing developments and emerging themes in China continue to significantly impact market dynamics; these key themes are unmistakable to anyone [...]
November 16, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China

China expected to become BC’s main forest products export market, surpassing the US

Canada’s key export-support organization boldly predicts China will surpass the United States as British Columbia’s top market [...]

US softwood lumber prices decreased by 22% since summer

In October, prices for softwood lumber in the U.S. dropped 10.3% - the largest decline since May 2011.  [...]

Boise Cascade to stop LVL production at Roxboro; completes sale of two lumber mills

Boise Cascade Company announced the 60-day notice of a permanent curtailment of its laminated veneer lumber (LVL) production at [...]

Canfor reduces sawmill operations in BC, while cutting production by 10%

Canfor Corporation will be curtailing sawmill operations in British Columbia (BC) during Q4 2018 due to log supply constraints, log [...]

Softwood lumber exports from Europe to China drop by 25%

    The European softwood lumber exports to China have decreased significantly during January-August 2018, as compared [...]

Canfor reports drop in lumber segment

Lower lumber prices and severe forest fires in Western Canada are partially behind Canfor's Q3 decline in both its [...]

US lumber prices hit lowest level in two years

Disappointment permeated US framing lumber markets, as trading lacked follow-through from the previous week’s pickup in sales. One [...]

Important lumber-related developments impact lumber prices in the US

A number of important lumber-related developments have come out of North America over the last period.    [...]