Canada has new ways to pressure US over softwood lumber duties
Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the long-standing dispute over U [...]
April 15, 2021
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US wood production hits pre-crisis levels despite record lumber prices
Loggers are busier than usual. They're working to chop away at the US' pandemic-spurred [...]
April 8, 2021
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US wood product manufacturers producing at pre-crisis levels
Despite the many challenges presented by the pandemic, US wood products manufacturers are responding to the [...]
March 31, 2021
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Lumber prices impact U.S. housing starts
February’s housing start numbers have been disappointing for the housing market. Housing starts fell last month by 10.3 [...]
March 25, 2021
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European countries gaining market shares in US lumber imports
The United States consumed roughly 47 billion board feet of softwood lumber in 2019, 30.8% of which came from [...]
March 18, 2021
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China to extend tariff exclusions on imported hardwood lumber and logs from US
China will extend tariff exemptions on 65 imported products from the United States. Hardwood lumber and logs made the list [...]
March 9, 2021
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Canadian lumber giants expected to continue expansion in US
Record high lumber prices have left North American forestry companies flush with cash, setting the stage for more forestry M [...]
March 3, 2021
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US lumber prices expected to rise another 35% this year
Lumber prices topped $1,000 last week, a record high and a promising sign of a rebound in demand for [...]
March 1, 2021
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US DoC set to reinstate higher Canadian softwood lumber duties
The Commerce Department intends to reinstate higher anti-subsidy duties on certain imports of Canadian softwood lumber, after concluding it [...]
February 25, 2021
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New opportunities for Latvian timber exports to the US
At the beginning of February, a large vessel with Latvian timber products to be exported to the USA was loaded [...]
February 25, 2021
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