US lumber production higher than the Canadian production in 2018
Softwood lumber production by U.S. sawmills in 2018 was 34.873 billion board ft. (bbf), up 3.3% from [...]
April 3, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Lumber prices in the US still down during March
Framing lumber trading developed a stronger pulse for those serving markets graced with warmer and drier [...]
April 2, 2019
Market Analysis / Wood Industry Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Sluggish markets in US, China, UK and Japan generate low global lumber trade
In 2018, global trade of lumber fell for the first time in five years, with total trade down 7% year [...]
April 2, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / China / Europe / North America
17% rise in exports of wood pellets from US
The US exported 6.04 million metric tons of wood pellets in 2018, up approximately 17 percent when compared to [...]
March 18, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy
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
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance requests anti-dumping duties on Chinese products
The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance has filed an anti-dumping petition against their competitors in China, claiming the Chinese government [...]
March 14, 2019
Latest Trends / Wood Furniture / ...China / North America
US lumber prices fall at the beginning of March
Weather conditions continued to thwart the US softwood lumber trading. Buyers and sellers in US acknowledged that they were tiring [...]
March 12, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / North America
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
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
US housing starts reported as weak; possible economic recession ahead
A number of market analysts have pointed to signs of weakness in the U.S. housing [...]
March 4, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
US imports of China’s hardwood plywood fall by 76%
US imports of hardwood plywood increased in volume by 11% in November but are still down [...]
February 27, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / North America
