Month: December 2023

149 posts

Ontario Business Trends

With the American Thanksgiving and hunting season behind us, and as we approach the Holiday Season, businesses are winding down for this usual break and slowdown in business until the new year. They are taking this time to look ahead and plan, while remaining cautiously optimistic that inflation will go down, hardwood lumber and products […]

Lumber Forecasts For 2024

Despite The Challenges That 2023 Brought There Is Hope Going Into 2024By Cadance Hanson While looking back at how the hardwood market fared throughout 2023, lumber providers came to a general consensus that while this year posed its challenges, it was a profitable year nonetheless. One participant stated, “2023 was definitely not the year we […]

Quebec Business Trends

The fall and early winter is seeing lackluster demand for lumber and finished hardwood products. Secondary manufacturers such as residential flooring, cabinets, wood components, some millwork and moulding manufacturers noted they were keeping busy, compared to other markets. Several sawmills have reduced their production as lack of available logs is making it challenging for them […]

Canadian Hardwood Bureau Embraces Educational Programs

The Canadian Hardwood Bureau (CHB) recently held its 2023 Fall Meeting in Louisville, KY, in conjunction with the NHLA Convention. Chairman Shaun Rowe, of Quality Hardwoods Ltd., welcomed delegates and lead the informative session. The guest speaker was Geoff Webb, Dean of NHLA’s Inspector Training School, who outlined NHLA’s Apprenticeship Program and noted that Class […]

Newswires

Clark Lumber Company Installs New Covered Air-Drying Sheds Clark Lumber Co., headquartered in Red Boiling Springs, TN, recently added three more covered air-drying sheds, each capable of holding 500,000 board feet of lumber or 1.5 million board feet of new drying capacity. This brings their total covered air-drying capacity to 5 million board feet. Clark […]

In Memoriam

Thomas Richard Beard, 90, of Greensboro, NC died September 21, 2023, at Well Spring Retirement Community, Greensboro. Tom was born in Greensboro on October 2, 1932, to the late Ernest Neilson Beard Jr. and Alma Smith Beard. He is survived by the love of his life, Nancy Cridlebaugh Beard, wife of 65 years; children Anne […]

Business Trends Abroad

Gabon – Heavy rain continued to impact harvesting and production in Cameroon and the Central African Republic at the time of this writing. In Gabon, mill output has fallen as the government enforces regulations, particularly labor laws. The government in Gabon is taking a tough stance on labor issues given the recent industrial action by […]

U.S. Softwood Lumber Exports To Mexico Reach Record High

In 2022, U.S. softwood lumber exports to Mexico reached an all-time high, totaling $282 million, and nearly double 2020 sales figures. Mexico is now the number one international market for U.S. softwood lumber, unseating China in 2018 following a 25 percent U.S. tariff on wood products from China. January to August 2023 exports ($171 million) […]

AHEC Strategy In 2024

In challenging markets, effective promotion and communication is more vital than ever. The long-term strategy employed by the American Hardwood Export Council encompasses a diversified approach in global target markets to create a positive environment for the U.S. hardwood industry to promote their businesses and make sales. Thanks to our network and FAS funding, AHEC […]

CITES Sausage Making Isn’t Limited To CoPs

Years ago, compliance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was limited to a relatively small number of traders who recognized that their particular market niche required specialized knowledge about requirements and processes that was largely unfamiliar to suppliers of other international wood species. Since 2016, however, […]