Falling demand and drop in prices for US hardwood due to trade war with China
Lumber mills in the U.S. have been a casualty of President Trump's trade war with China [...]
October 7, 2019
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US softwood lumber prices continue to improve
The mix of different types of building that make up the critical U.S. housing market [...]
October 1, 2019
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US hardwoods face weak market in China
In September, the market trend of US hardwood still shows no obvious improvement in the Chinese market.   [...]
September 30, 2019
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Softwood lumber exports from Europe to the US have doubled this year
European softwood lumber exports to the USA almost doubled in the first seven months of the [...]
September 27, 2019
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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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US softwood lumber price movements remain flat
The first full back-to-work / school week for September 2019 did not bode well for [...]
September 20, 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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US plywood producers file lawsuit to stop certification for Brazilian wood
Ten plywood producers in the United States have filed for a court order to stop the [...]
September 17, 2019
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Surge in Vietnamese plywood exports coming from Chinese firms looking to avoid trade war tariffs
Vietnam suspects that a surge in plywood exports to the U.S. is actually coming from Chinese firms looking to [...]
September 17, 2019
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Beijing administration announces list of timber products affected by new retaliatory tariffs
The U.S.- China trade war tensions heightens once more as Beijing announced a new round of retaliatory tariffs on [...]
September 11, 2019
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