by ssbhayani | Feb 4, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
As most businesses usually enter a slower time of year during the Holiday Season, with planned downtime, this year some businesses extended that time due to most markets not performing well. Also, winter weather conditions have been milder and the ground is not frozen... by ssbhayani | Jan 21, 2025 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends North America, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
According to published statistics, lumber production was down both in Canada and the U.S. at year end 2024. Some secondary manufacturers and sawmills had reported a drop in orders and extended plant shutdowns over the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Log... 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, 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, 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...