Month: September 2023

155 posts

US Housing Market August & Softwood Lumber Prices September: 2023

After spiking to unsustainable highs during the disruptions to society in the past couple of years, US housing starts trended further downward in August 2023. Permits for authorizations of new home building increased, however. Demand for new construction has been boosted by an ongoing acute shortage of previously owned homes on the market. Realtors estimate […] The post US Housing Market August & Softwood Lumber Prices September: 2023 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Skeena study on predator habitat use in logging areas gets funding

Skeena study on predator habitat use in logging areas gets fundingJennifer Ellson…

HCTF funds $8M for 168 B.C. conservation projects

HCTF funds $8M for 168 B.C. conservation projectsJennifer Ellson The Habitat Conservation…

Road to reconciliation: Equity, empowerment, and collaborative progress

Road to reconciliation: Equity, empowerment, and collaborative progressJennifer Ellson In the context…

Chinese log buyers are becoming more comfortable about the current market

China radiata log inventory has reduced to around 2.5 m3. Daily port…

UK softwood imports stabilise

After a volatile couple of years, timber imports to the UK appear…

Study warns of impact from decommissioning of forest areas through political measures in Europe

On September 26, 2023, on the sidelines of AUSTROFOMA, Austria’s largest and…

Czech State Forests report fall in prices due to bark beetle calamity

In the first half of the year, the gross profit of the…

FSC Canada launches new standard for small-scale and community forests

FSC Canada launches new standard for small-scale and community forestsJennifer Ellson The…

Lumber Sales Drop as Autumn Comes On

As true autumn weather came on across the continent, construction activity started to slow down. As such, lumber sales also slowed somewhat. While there were pockets of ongoing building in several regions, elsewhere the usual seasonal slowdown had started. Given the quite stable lumber price levels through this year so far, expectations are for a […] The post Lumber Sales Drop as Autumn Comes On first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.