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... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Across the Lake States region sources that were contacted noted that while their sales were down overall from where they were six months that they continue to do OK. In Michigan a lumberman said that while his market is OK, it is not doing well. “We are doing worse... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Overall, at the time of this writing, lumber spokesmen in the Northeast have had similar responses on how the market is faring. In New York, a lumber sales representative commented that he would, “say it’s steady and the sales are actually still moving pretty good,”... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Many lumber market reviews reported by sources throughout the Southeast have an element of negativity. A lumber sales representative in Arkansas said that the market is “very soft” because “no one is really using hardwood right now” and that the market is worse than...