by ssbhayani | May 12, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
Confusion, Concern And ICE Raids Freeze Spring Expectations In the Northeast, positive outlooks have been few and far between despite some booms in the Pine business, especially as complaints about labor mix with rising tensions about recent ICE raids on mills. A...
by ssbhayani | May 12, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
Sales Pick-Up, Remain Steady, Throughout Spring Months In Midwest Region Across the Midwest region, sources agreed that their sales have been steady. One source noted that while his sales are currently doing well, his company did have a rough first quarter. Another...
by ssbhayani | May 12, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
West Coast Talks About Tariffs, Recession Potential And Buyer Hesitation At the time of this writing, the new U.S. administration just rescinded a 25 percent tariff that would have made shipments of Canadian lumber to the U.S. 39.5 percent more expensive. While it is...
by ssbhayani | May 12, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
A Southeastern Spring Rife With Warmer Weather Market Wishes Mixed reviews on labor situations and tariff confusion bloom in the spring season, which is still full of hope despite a lack of the usual uptick based on a history of softwood market behavior. When asked...
by ssbhayani | May 1, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Cottonwood, Industry News, Lake States, lumber, National Hardwood Magazine, poplar
Lake States Trends May 2025 – Prices On Lumber In The Lake States Region Start To Inch Up Throughout the Lake States region sources that were contacted agreed that while their sales were doing okay, there is room for them to improve. One source noted he is seeing the...
by ssbhayani | May 1, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Northeast Trends May 2025 – Concerns About Labor Differ Along With Market Reports More hardwood lumber sources in the Northeast are quick to point out that labor is an ongoing issue than not, and hiring good people that want to work is hard to find. In Pennsylvania, a...
