by ssbhayani | May 9, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
In recent interviews with lumber providers in the Inland West, one lumberman reported positive dynamics in his market while two others said their business activity wasn’t so good at the moment. In Idaho, a lumberman said his market was “good. Pine boards are decent,... by ssbhayani | May 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Lumbermen in the Lake States who were recently interviewed said their business activity was good. A Michigan sawmill representative remarked that the market has been steady lately. “Sales have been pretty good,” he stated. However, he noted, business is not as good as... by ssbhayani | Apr 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
In the Lake States region, a sawmill spokesman said he has seen an uptick in his company’s business. Other lumbermen, at the time they were interviewed, indicated strength in lumber sales mixed with weakness. A sawmill representative in Illinois stated, “I sense a... by ssbhayani | Apr 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Across the Northeast region there are mixed opinions, at the time of this writing, on how the market is going with some sources saying that the weather is making it hard for them to get logs and others saying that their sales are doing pretty well. In Pennsylvania a... by ssbhayani | Apr 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Throughout the Southeast region sources agreed, that at the time of this writing, sales were doing well. In Mississippi a lumber salesman said that while they have been doing pretty well the past few weeks, they are doing worse than they were six months ago. “We are... by ssbhayani | Apr 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
On the West Coast, lumbermen rated their markets from “pretty slow” to “order-to-order” to “strong” at the time of these interviews. In Washington, a lumber provider said his business activity was “pretty slow.” He said the previous month was “pretty good. Many...