by ssbhayani | Apr 1, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
Hard and Soft Maple Remain Popular in Ontario As Prices Continue To Rise With full winter weather upon us at press time, logging conditions were a challenge for certain areas, thus production statistics are down in Ontario and in the Appalachian region. However, other... by ssbhayani | Apr 1, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
Quebec’s Hardwood Market Proves To Be Steady, Government Funds Housing Starts The winter snowstorms that hit Ontario and Quebec at press time caused delays in logging, thus reducing supplies on markets. With improved weather conditions, logging operations were able to... by ssbhayani | Feb 4, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
Sources that were contacted throughout the Lake States region came to a general consensus that their sales are doing well. A source in Wisconsin noted that his sales are improving due to his company’s ability to raise prices, while a source in Illinois said that he... by ssbhayani | Feb 4, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
Thoughts of concern about the marketplace are building in the Northeast as lumber sales representatives list concerns about demand, imitation wood, labor and fuel prices. There are few who are hopeful that the summer will improve the market. A lumber representative... by ssbhayani | Feb 4, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
In the Southeastern United States, there were reports of slowdowns in companies and many lumber representatives have blamed either the lack of demand, the economy or both. In North Carolina, a lumber spokesman commented that the market in his area is “pretty slow... by ssbhayani | Feb 4, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
Across the West Coast, sources that were contacted agreed that their sales continued to stay on trend for what they have been over the course of the past year. While a source from California noted that he’s pleased to see an upward trend in his sales over the last...