by ssbhayani | Dec 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, AHEC, Feature Stories, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) held a board of directors meeting in conjunction with the recent National Hardwood Lumber Association Annual Convention & Expo Showcase, held in St. Louis, MO at the America’s Center Convention Complex. Additionally,...
by ssbhayani | Dec 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
Across the Lake States region, sources that were contacted at the time of this writing all agreed, but one, that their markets were doing just as well if not better than they were six months ago. In Wisconsin a lumberman said that overall, his sales are doing well and...
by ssbhayani | Dec 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, CHB, Feature Stories, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
The 2024 fall meeting of the Canadian Hardwood Bureau (CHB) was held recently in St. Louis, MO, in conjunction with the National Hardwood Lumber Association’s (NHLA) Annual Convention. Speakers at the meeting included North American Forest Foundation’s (NAFF) Allison...
by ssbhayani | Dec 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
Mixed reports on the lumber market have been received from throughout the Northeast. In Pennsylvania, a lumber sales representative commented, “I’m going to say the market in our area is soft” because of the “overall economic conditions that are out there. No one is...
by ssbhayani | Dec 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Clark, Feature Stories, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News, quality, technology
“Our customers’ needs change from full truck loads of a certain item to multiple items on a single load, we have the production and are flexible enough to service their needs.” ~ Brandon Clark, owner, Clark Hardwoods LLC Among Clark Hardwoods state of the art...
by ssbhayani | Dec 4, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
In the Southeast, reviews provided by lumber representatives have been primarily negative. In Tennessee, a lumber spokesperson felt, at the time of this writing, “the market in general has softened. The demand doesn’t seem to be where it was three months ago.”...