U.S. softwood lumber production reached 13.369 billion board ft. (bbf) in the first five months of 2016, up 1.8% from 13.127 bbf in the same period last year, according to the Western Wood Products Assn.’s latest Lumber Track report.  Western U.S. sawmills accounted for 5.825 bbf of the five-month total, up 0.5% from 5.795 bbf a year earlier, while production at southern U.S. sawmills rose by 3.0% to 6.932 bbf from 6.731 bbf.  According to Lumber Track, in the month of May ...