Forest products companies in some U.S. states allowed to operate under coronavirus lockdown
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Labor have both said the forest products [...]
March 24, 2020
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China opens door to U.S. softwood exporters exemption from import tariffs
U.S. softwood exporters may soon sell to China duty-free for the first time since August 2018 [...]
March 23, 2020
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Wood products industry declared ‘essential’ by US government
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday (March 19, 2020) identified the wood products industry as [...]
March 23, 2020
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Trump bans travel from Europe; ban doesn’t apply to trade
The United States has imposed a general entry ban on people wishing to travel to the United States [...]
March 12, 2020
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U.S. softwood lumber production up 1.2% in 2019; Canadian output down sharply
U.S. sawmills in 2019 produced 35.319 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in 2019, up 1.2 [...]
March 10, 2020
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List of U.S. hardwood products included in the new Chinese tariff exclusions
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing issued an official translation [...]
March 4, 2020
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Vietnam plywood is suspected to be made in China, the United States requires anti-dumping investigations
On February 25, the Fair Trade Alliance of American Hardwood Plywood requested to the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to [...]
March 4, 2020
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U.S. Department of Commerce issues final duties on Chinese imports wooden cabinets
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final duty determinations on Chinese imports of wooden cabinets and [...]
March 4, 2020
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China to remove tariffs on U.S. hardwoods
Based on reports from the Agricultural Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing as well as the [...]
February 24, 2020
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Slight drop in U.S. softwood lumber production
U.S. sawmills produced 32.612 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 11 months [...]
February 19, 2020
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