Month: May 2025

406 posts

Lake States Trends May 2025 – Prices On Lumber In The Lake States Region Start To Inch Up

Lake States Trends May 2025 – Prices On Lumber In The Lake States Region Start To Inch Up Throughout the Lake States region sources that were contacted agreed that while their sales were doing okay, there is room for them to improve. One source noted he is seeing the prices on his products start to […]

ALC Hears Career Placement, Tariff Updates

ALC Hears Career Placement, Tariff Updates Appalachian hardwood companies seeking employees have a job placement service available for forestry, electrical, welders and more from a Virginia school. Members of the Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club (ALC) heard details during a meeting at The Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, VA. Career Services Coordinator Rob Cantrell from Mountain Gateway Community […]

Northeast Trends May 2025 – Concerns About Labor Differ Along With Market Reports

Northeast Trends May 2025 – Concerns About Labor Differ Along With Market Reports More hardwood lumber sources in the Northeast are quick to point out that labor is an ongoing issue than not, and hiring good people that want to work is hard to find. In Pennsylvania, a hardwood lumber source stated that it is […]

Tariffs, Market Conditions Among NELA Topics

Tariffs, Market Conditions Among NELA Topics The New England Lumbermen’s Association (NELA) recently held their winter meeting at the Woodstock Inn in Woodstock, VT, where members were able to hear some pertinent speakers covering topics relative to the issues they are facing on a daily basis, as well as network with attending members.  Approximately 90 […]

Southeast Trends May 2025 – Positivity About Fuel Prices And Future Market Potential

Southeast Trends May 2025 – Positivity About Fuel Prices And Future Market Potential While hardwood lumber spokesmen report slow markets due to a lack of demand, they hold out hope that the tariffs, which many commented negatively affected their businesses during the previously implemented ones, will have a positive, long-term effect this time by bringing […]

AWMA Meeting Includes Discussion Of Uncertainty Caused By China’s Log Ban

AWMA Meeting Includes Discussion Of Uncertainty Caused By China’s Log Ban The American Walnut Manufacturers Association (AWMA) met recently during the Annual Convention of the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association (IHLA) in Indianapolis to conduct their annual business meeting.  AWMA members discussed in detail the impacts of the China log ban and the rippling effect that […]

West Coast Trends May 2025 – White Oak Continues To Be Most In Demand Specie Across West Coast

West Coast Trends May 2025 – White Oak Continues To Be Most In Demand Specie Across West Coast Sources that were contacted across the West Coast region at the time of this writing differed as to how their sales were doing. One source stated that the market that he sells into continues to seem pretty […]

IHLA Welcomes FCL Gathering During Convention

IHLA Welcomes FCL Gathering During Convention The Fellowship of Christian Lumbermen (FCL) recently met in conjunction with the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association’s Convention in Indianapolis, IN. Approximately 45 attendees heard a presentation by scheduled speaker Kristopher Loving, sports director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Indianapolis. Learn more about this organization at christianlumbermen.wordpress.com.

Ontario Trends May 2025 – Sawmills In Ontario Focused On Hard And Soft Maple, Red Oak

Ontario Trends May 2025 – Sawmills In Ontario Focused On Hard And Soft Maple, Red Oak The spring period was challenging for those in the hardwood sector, with warmer weather conditions coming quickly and the thaw leading to the usual road restrictions for this time of year. There were less logs made available by logging […]

Department Of Agriculture Seeks To Increase Timber Production By Designating An Emergency Situation On National Forest System Lands

Department Of Agriculture Seeks To Increase Timber Production By Designating An Emergency Situation On National Forest System Lands The Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins, released a memorandum detailing the actions that she has directed the Forest Service to take in response to the president’s Executive Order, Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production. According to her memorandum, […]