Month: March 2025

222 posts

APA Welcomes New Codes And Standards Director And Engineered Wood Specialists

APA – The Engineered Wood Association welcomes Matthew Hunter as the new director of codes and standards. Matthew Hunter Matthew will spearhead APA’s work advancing building codes and developing manufacturing and performance standards. Prior to joining APA, Matthew was the Northeast regional manager for the American Wood Council. He has also worked as a building […]

Responding To The California Wildfires

Jackson MorrillPresident & CEO of the American Wood Council The first month of this year saw a dramatic increase in catastrophic wildfires in California. In the first eleven days of January, California experienced more than a hundred wildland fires with more than 38,000 acres burned. The Palisades and Eaton fires are now considered the second […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Elk Creek Forest Products Markets Douglas Fir Aaron Fleming Aaron Fleming is a sales representative and buyer for Elk Creek Forest Products, based in McMinnville, OR. Marketing more than 100 million board feet annually, Elk Creek Forest Products is a distributor and lumber processor that deals in Green Douglas Fir and kiln-dried lumber in all […]

Retail Review

Curtis Lumber Gains JAY-K Independent Lumber Corp. The Ballston Spa, NY, based company Curtis Lumber, purchased New Hartford, NY, based company, JAY-K Independent Lumber Corp. An ongoing relationship between the two lumber businesses is expected to aid a worry-free transition for all associated with the companies. This will also allow Curtis Lumber to plan a […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

By Richard LipmanGuest Writer Upper Grades Hold Steady While Uncertainty Looms With Expected Tariffs The threat of tariffs dominated people’s attention the past couple of weeks. On the Pine side, one Ontario producer indicated, “I think turmoil is probably an understatement, the possible tariff action certainly stirred things up on February 3rd. I think it […]

BC Lumber Trade Council responds Preliminary Rates for Anti-Dumping Duties for Softwood Lumber in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Sixth Administrative Review

BC Lumber Trade Council responds Preliminary Rates for Anti-Dumping Duties for Softwood…

Madison’s Lumber Prices Index Feb 28, 2025: US$541 mfbm

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending february 28, 2025 is: US$541 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending February 28, 2025 is: US$541 mfbmThis is up +6%, or +$30, from the previous week when it was US$511.This is up +12%, or +$59, from one month ago when it was […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index Feb 28, 2025: US$541 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

EU-China softwood lumber pipeline fades

Since peaking in 2021, the European softwood lumber industry appears to have…

Trump takes action to increase U.S. lumber supply and curb wood imports

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order and a memorandum aimed…

UK minister announces timber construction growth plans

New plans to expand the use of timber in construction have been…