New NAFTA deal signed, N. American softwood lumber prices hold steady
A significant uncertainty for North American business owners was resolved today as Canada, the U.S., and Mexico signed the [...]
December 11, 2019
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Russia surpasses Canada and becomes world’s largest softwood lumber exporter in 2019
Russia has surpassed Canada to become the world’s largest exporter of softwood lumber in 2019 and is on track [...]
December 9, 2019
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Downward trend in U.S. softwood lumber production; Canadian output continues falling trend
U.S. sawmills produced 23.737 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first eight months of 2019 [...]
November 14, 2019
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Swedish sawmills export less to Europe; more to Africa, China and US
Swedish sawmills delivered less softwood lumber to European destinations in the first eight months of 2019 (-7%). By contrast, deliveries [...]
November 5, 2019
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USA becoming a more attractive market for the European softwood lumber
European softwood lumber shipments to the US have reached levels unseen since before the global financial crisis. Exports almost doubled [...]
October 24, 2019
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North American softwood lumber prices moderate downward
In a time when literally no one knows what is happening with the North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber [...]
October 23, 2019
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Stable softwood lumber production in U.S.; Canadian output drops sharply
U.S. sawmills produced 20.687 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first seven months of 2019 [...]
October 14, 2019
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China: Sharp fall in imports of hardwood lumber balanced more softwood lumber imports
In the first half of 2019, the total import of logs and lumber totaled 485.394 million cubic meters, amounting [...]
October 10, 2019
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US softwood lumber prices strengthen further
The mix of different types of building that make up the critical U.S. housing market have changed drastically since [...]
September 25, 2019
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Global softwood lumber trade unexpectedly rises 5% in H1/2019; with record imports in China
Demand for lumber in China, the United Kingdom, Egypt and the Netherlands increased this year despite a slowdown in the [...]
September 17, 2019
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