by ssbhayani | Jan 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
From mill fires to a diminishing pulp market, one Michigan lumberman recently emphasized that he has “never seen the industry this bad.” However, a source from Minnesota called the market “stable,” and added that things aren’t as “crazy as they were the last couple of... by ssbhayani | Jan 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Lumber suppliers across the Northeast region had varied responses when asked how their sales were faring at the time of this writing. In Maryland a lumber provider noted that while his sales aren’t what they have been the past several years, he hasn’t had any trouble... by ssbhayani | Jan 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Throughout the Southeast region lumber suppliers agreed that while the market has slowed down, they are still able to move their products. In Tennessee a lumber spokesperson said that his company’s sales were doing OK at the time of this writing, noting that, “A lot... by ssbhayani | Jan 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
While West Coast lumber providers fluctuated on the current state of Hardwoods, one source summed up the market in one word – “mediocre.” “We are doing OK,” he noted. “There is still some money out here from the tech industries. “But things are worse than they were... by ssbhayani | Jan 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Heading into a new year, we wonder how businesses will fare in the Hardwood sector and elsewhere. Production and demand of Hardwoods is changing, and is keeping one on their toes to make a profit, or stay afloat. As statistics have reported both in the U.S. and... by ssbhayani | Dec 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Four lumber suppliers from the Lake States region recently agreed that market conditions have been “sluggish” overall in the last six months. According to one Wisconsin based lumber provider at the time of this writing, “Everyone is just buying what they need and not...