by ssbhayani | Nov 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
The responses for the Northeastern, softwood lumber market were very diverse at the time of this writing. A lumber source in New York said that the market was “average” because there’s “just not very strong demand at the moment” and that it is worse than six months... by ssbhayani | Nov 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
Lumber suppliers in the Inland West region that were interviewed at the time of this writing were a mixed bag as to how their markets were fairing. A lumber spokesperson in Colorado said that the pricing for their products has remained lower than they would like.... by ssbhayani | Nov 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
Throughout the Midwest region sources that were contacted at the time of this writing all agreed that their sales were down from where they were six months ago. In Missouri a lumber representative said that he has seen his sales flatten over the past two months. “We... by ssbhayani | Nov 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
As we approach the end of what can be described as a very sluggish year for most wood products manufacturers, many West Coast producers, and North America as a whole, continue to navigate obstacles ahead. At the time of this writing two massive hurricanes had battered... by ssbhayani | Nov 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
Reports on the softwood lumber market throughout the Southeast have been a mixed bag with some in brighter spots than others. One lumber spokesperson located in Louisiana said, “It’s kind of slow right now.” At the time of this writing, he mentioned that the market is... by ssbhayani | Nov 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
One Quebec SPF producer reported that “with all that is happening, there has not been a big effect on the market yet. Without sounding like the bullish mill guy, I think in the first quarter of next year, with all the curtailments coming, you will see something. On...