Worldwide demand for North American hardwoods climbed faster than supply in October. Many concentration yards were low on both kiln-dried lumber to sell and green lumber to put in dry kilns. The sales ...

Lumber prices that have dropped more than 20% over the past month are prompting one of North America's largest producers to throttle back output by 12%. Interfor said Thursday that it would reduce ...

One of North America's largest lumber producers said it would reduce output by at least 15% for the rest of 2024, increasing curtailments it made earlier this year amid tumbling demand and prices for ...

U.S. sawmills say tariffs, shrinking export markets and competition from cheaper wood alternatives are driving a surge in ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada's worst-ever spring wildfire season has forced its forestry industry to shutter sawmills, driving up lumber prices and setting production back for months just as ...

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Vancouver, British Columbia-based West Fraser Timber Co. announced operations at its Huttig sawmill will "indefinitely curtail" by the end of the month, saying the low current price of lumber ...

Sawmills in all producing regions reported rising timber and log prices. “There is no economic sense to timber prices,” said one mill owner in the Upper Midwest. Another in the Carolinas said log ...

UPDATE (Feb. 3, 2025): Following negotiations with Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, President Trump has delayed tariffs on Mexican goods for a month. “I look forward to participating in those ...

CNW/ - Log exports from Canada dropped -15% so far this year compared to 2024, while lumber exports rose +1.6%. Since 1952 ...