Swanson Group curtails production at two sawmills; citing deteriorating market conditions
Oregon's Swanson Group is implementing production curtailments with immediate effect, citing deteriorating market conditions. The [...]
October 18, 2018
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U.S. softwood lumber production on the rise; Canadian output drops
U.S. sawmills produced 20.678 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2018 [...]
October 18, 2018
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Boise Cascade to acquire Arling Lumber
Boise Cascade Co. announced an agreement to acquire Arling Lumber, Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Arling is a third generation [...]
October 16, 2018
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Brazilian lumber exports rise as to meet US demand
Brazilian lumber exports have followed a similar trend as exports from other countries over the last decade, which is to [...]
October 15, 2018
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Interfor cuts production by 20% in BC Interior due to dropping lumber prices
Interfor Corp. says it plans to cut production by about 20 percent across its sawmills in the B.C. Interior [...]
October 15, 2018
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Prices for lumber in the US continue to go down
Framing lumber prices in the US continued to tumble, as supplies easily outpaced demand across North America. [...]
October 15, 2018
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Russia, Germany and the Nordic countries boost lumber exports; high demand in Asia and Europe
Worldwide trade of lumber inched up again in early 2018, hinting that this may be another record year. Six of [...]
October 5, 2018
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Global sawlog prices on a downward trend; lumber trade rising
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell 1.4% in the 2Q/18. This was the first q-o-q [...]
October 1, 2018
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Lumber prices in the US keep on going down through the end of September
Prices of framing lumber in the US continued to drop last week, although lower prices generated more volume for some [...]
October 1, 2018
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US lumber market shows its volatility in 2018 as prices crash in September
Deep cuts in prices of framing lumber persisted through a second straight week, leaving traders stunned at the volatility of [...]
September 24, 2018
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