Month: April 2025

184 posts

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – April 2025

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – April 2025 Reimer Hardwoods Markets 2.5 Million Board Feet Of Hardwood Lumber Colin Reimer is the president and CEO of Reimer Hardwoods Ltd., in Abbotsford, BC, and handles the lumber purchasing for the company. Reimer Hardwoods is a wholesale distributor that purchases nearly 2.5 million board feet of hardwood lumber […]

West Coast Business Trends – April 2025

West Coast Business Trends – April 2025  Optimism Holds Strong Throughout West Coast As Sales Remain Steady Throughout the West Coast region sources that were contacted at press time agreed that while their markets were overall on the slower side, it was due in part to the time of year. A source in Washington stated […]

Lake States Business Trends – April 2025

Lake States Business Trends – April 2025 Sales Tick Up Throughout The Lake States Region Sources that were contacted in the Lake States region differed a bit as to how their sales were faring at the time of writing. One source noted that his market is doing well and is up from six months ago. […]

Southeast Business Trends – April 2025

Southeast Business Trends – April 2025 Market Improvements, Uncertainty And The Rise Of Red Oak And Poplar Interest in Red Oak and Poplar have increased along with market demand and uncertainty about the tariffs, while White Oak inquiries have dropped, according to Southeastern lumber sources. “Really good because I think people see what’s coming down […]

Northeast Business Trends – April 2025

Northeast Business Trends – April 2025 Northeastern Lumber Representatives Report A Rise In Market Performance And Tariff Preparations Issues with a variety of inclement weather has slowed down operations in the Northeast; however, lumber representatives remain positive due to the increase in customer foot traffic. Causes listed for this increase include the end of the […]

U.S. timber and building materials companies oppose Donald Trump’s trade war

The North American Building Materials Distributors Association (NBMDA) issued a statement opposing…

Pricing for logs in China is still weak with poor market sentiment

China softwood log inventory has reduced to just over 3.7 m m3 and log…

Strike at UPM Plywood mills continues

The five-week strike at forestry giant UPM Plywood in Finland will continue…

Lake States Business Trends

Sales Tick Up Throughout The Lake States Region Sources that were contacted in the Lake States region differed a bit as to how their sales were faring at the time of this writing. One source noted that his market is doing well and is up from six months ago. Another source mentioned that while he […]

Northeast Business Trends

Northeastern Lumber Representatives Report A Rise In Market Performance And Tariff Preparations Issues with a variety of inclement weather has slowed down operations in the Northeast; however, lumber representatives remain positive due to the increase in customer foot traffic. Causes listed for this increase include the end of the election, an increase in demand for […]