by ssbhayani | Jul 16, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
Interest rates and fires are on everyone’s minds in the past few weeks. The Quebec government reported at one point over 160 forest fires burning in the province and some 115 of them were out of control. They might have to choose between which fires get fought, just... by ssbhayani | Jul 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Lumber buyers in the Lake States area report products are moving but conditions are tough. In Wisconsin, a contact said, “Red and White Oak continue to move well but everything else is hit or miss.” When asked if things are better or worse than the same time earlier... by ssbhayani | Jul 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Throughout the Northeast region opinions vary on how the market is doing. One source noted that while his grade lumber is selling better, his industrial lumber has become harder to move. Another source noted that his sales are slow and believes that they have been... by ssbhayani | Jul 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Sources in the Southeast region had mixed feelings as to how the market was doing at the time of this writing, with one source summing it up well: “Some things are good, and some things are not.” In Louisiana a lumber spokesman said that while his sales have been... by ssbhayani | Jun 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Lumbermen in the Lake States region had good things to say about their markets in recent interviews. “Our business activity seems to be going well,” said a lumber provider in Illinois. Compared to six months ago, his business is “a little better,” he remarked. “Prices... by ssbhayani | Jun 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Across the Northeast region there seems to be a mixed bag on how Hardwood lumber sales were varying, at the time of this writing. In Maine a sawmill representative said that his sales have been poor. “There is lack of demand, and there is over supply. I don’t think...