US lumber plunges for 7th day on demand fears, supply chain chaos
US lumber futures tumbled by the exchange limit to $1,053.70 per 1,000 board feet on the Chicago [...]
January 31, 2022
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U.S. sawmill production fails to meet housing demand for lumber
Insufficient production is causing an unprecedented spike in US lumber prices as sawmill output fails to keep up with consumer [...]
January 26, 2022
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Why N. American lumber prices have nearly tripled again?
Simple economics popped the lumber bubble last year. Once the price of lumber topped $1,515 per thousand board feet [...]
January 19, 2022
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Lumber prices in US are ‘looking like a repeat of 2021’
A survey of home builders revealed expectations that lumber prices will continue to soar in 2022 [...]
January 17, 2022
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Softwood timber surplus in the US South expected to fall, prices likely to increase
The large softwood timber surplus in the US South is likely to diminish over the next decade, resulting in regional [...]
January 11, 2022
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Recent lumber price surge could fuel more Canadian acquisitions in US next year
Unprecedented transportation disruptions caused by floods in British Columbia have sent lumber prices soaring, boosting revenues [...]
December 20, 2021
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Canfor hardest-hit by US lumber duties
Canfor Corp. is bearing the brunt as new tariffs on softwood lumber exports into the United States come into effect [...]
December 8, 2021
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Reactions to US decision to double Canadian softwood lumber tariffs
As the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its final determination in the second administrative review [...]
November 30, 2021
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US doubles Canadian softwood lumber tariffs
The U.S. Department of Commerce released its final determination for the Second Administrative Review (AR2 [...]
November 30, 2021
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US lumber trade dispute with Canada adds to wild price swings
As if things weren’t volatile enough in the lumber market, a Canada-U.S. trade [...]
November 9, 2021
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