US: Slowdown in housing probable, if lumber prices don’t fall
Homebuilder sentiment is at an all-time high, as city-dwellers seek out suburban homes during the coronavirus pandemic. But [...]
September 21, 2020
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Hurricane Laura causes $1.6 billion in forestry, timber damages
Hurricane Laura caused $525.4 million in damage to Louisiana farmers and $1.1 billion to the Louisiana timber industry [...]
September 21, 2020
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Moody’s: Outlook for global forest sector turns positive, boosted by timber and wood products
The overall outlook for the global forest products industry has been changed to positive from negative, reports Moody’s Investors [...]
September 18, 2020
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BC government changes lumber regulations to boost domestic production
British Columbia government made changes to the Manufactured Forest Products Regulation (MFPR) around export requirements for sawn-wood products and [...]
September 18, 2020
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WTO says that US’ tariffs on China broke global trade rules
The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war [...]
September 18, 2020
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N. American softwood lumber prices flatten or drop slightly as autumn comes on
Most standard construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities could level off or even start dropping, and that’s exactly what [...]
September 18, 2020
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Wildfires negatively impacting Oregon’s forestlands and its timber industry
Massive statewide wildfires continue to ravage Oregon’s forestlands and their timber industry as well. Jim Gersback, a spokesperson for [...]
September 16, 2020
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Interfor to sell its Gilchrist sawmill
Interfor announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its specialty sawmill located in Gilchrist, Oregon to Neiman Enterprises [...]
September 16, 2020
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North American lumber market called ‘unprecedented’
The North American lumber industry is having its craziest year in memory -- and that was before the wildfires. [...]
September 16, 2020
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China imports less softwood logs – but more from Europe
China imported a total of 12% less softwood logs up to the beginning of August, but 117% more timber came [...]
September 14, 2020
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