Business Trends North America

Lake States Business Trends From Lacking And Abnormal To Fairly Decent, It’s A Mixed Region Two out of three hardwood lumber sources in the Lake States region agree on abundant transportation and a poor market, while one reported trucking troubles and another reported a decent market and stability. The market is “fairly decent,” according to […]

Southeast Business Trends White Oak Dominates Winter The majority of Southeastern lumber sources shared that they and their customers are optimistic the market will improve despite complaints about high inventory affecting demand. Many also reported the closing of mills, labor struggles and product pricing as industry issues. In Arkansas, a lumber source reported that railroad […]

West Coast Business Trends West Coast Appears Steady, Marked By Selective Buying, Specialty Orders, Cautious Optimism Markets across the West Coast remain active but inconsistent, with many producers describing business as “sporadic but steady.” The pattern is much like recent months, with certain specialty and high-end segments maintaining consistent demand while overall movement remains selective […]

Ontario Business Trends Predicted Supply Shortages, Tariffs And Bestselling Hard Maple The hardwood forest sector hasn’t changed much moving into fall and early winter with production still at a lesser pace, nor has demand increased. Buyers have no urgent reasons for purchasing although supply shortages in the months ahead are a possibility. Secondary manufacturers are […]

Quebec Business Trends Quebec Faces A Holiday Slowdown The beginning of fall was a very turbulent period in terms of the tariffs imposed by Trump and the changes announced by the provincial government affecting the forestry industry in Quebec. The usual downtime during the Thanksgiving holiday and the start of hunting season saw a slowdown […]

Lake States Business Trends Lake States Market On The Rise According to sources in the Lake States region, the market was slow but steady with an overall positive outlook across the board at the time of this writing. While tariffs remain a cause for concern, many are not facing direct issues from them. An Ohio […]

Northeast Business Trends Northeast U.S. Provides Diverse Views On Market And Tariffs The Northeast seems to have differing thoughts regarding the state of the market according to sources at the time of this writing. Some reported the market is better than the start of the year and others said it is worse. A Vermont sawmill […]

Lake States Business Trends Lake States Market On The Rise According to sources in the Lake States region, the market was slow but steady with an overall positive outlook across the board at the time of this writing. While tariffs remain a cause for concern, many are not facing direct issues from them. An Ohio […]

Northeast Business Trends Northeast U.S. Provides Diverse Views On Market And Tariffs The Northeast seems to have differing thoughts regarding the state of the market according to sources at the time of this writing. Some reported the market is better than the start of the year and others said it is worse. A Vermont sawmill […]

Southeast Business Trends Markets On The Rise In The Southeast U.S. According to Southeast sources at the time of this writing, the market is better since the first of the year. Even with the concern around tariffs, interest rates are the focus. A hardwood company salesman in Arkansas said the market is depressed but better […]