Business Trends North America

Sources that were contacted throughout the Lake States region came to a general consensus that their sales are doing well. A source in Wisconsin noted that his sales are improving due to his company’s ability to raise prices, while a source in Illinois said that he has noticed a new sense of optimism throughout the […]

Thoughts of concern about the marketplace are building in the Northeast as lumber sales representatives list concerns about demand, imitation wood, labor and fuel prices. There are few who are hopeful that the summer will improve the market. A lumber representative located in Pennsylvania had a negative opinion about the marketplace, for which he provided […]

In the Southeastern United States, there were reports of slowdowns in companies and many lumber representatives have blamed either the lack of demand, the economy or both. In North Carolina, a lumber spokesman commented that the market in his area is “pretty slow right now” and worse than the previous six months because “the economy […]

Across the West Coast, sources that were contacted agreed that their sales continued to stay on trend for what they have been over the course of the past year. While a source from California noted that he’s pleased to see an upward trend in his sales over the last three years, a source in Washington […]

According to published statistics, lumber production was down both in Canada and the U.S. at year end 2024. Some secondary manufacturers and sawmills had reported a drop in orders and extended plant shutdowns over the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Log supplies were declining for sawmills as temperatures had not dropped enough yet to […]

As most businesses usually enter a slower time of year during the Holiday Season, with planned downtime, this year some businesses extended that time due to most markets not performing well. Also, winter weather conditions have been milder and the ground is not frozen enough for logging activity. The regionally important Hard Maple sales are […]

According to published statistics, lumber production was down both in Canada and the U.S. at year end 2024. Some secondary manufacturers and sawmills had reported a drop in orders and extended plant shutdowns over the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Log supplies were declining for sawmills as temperatures had not dropped enough yet to […]

Across the Lake States region, sources that were contacted at the time of this writing all agreed, but one, that their markets were doing just as well if not better than they were six months ago. In Wisconsin a lumberman said that overall, his sales are doing well and that they are continuing to be […]

Mixed reports on the lumber market have been received from throughout the Northeast. In Pennsylvania, a lumber sales representative commented, “I’m going to say the market in our area is soft” because of the “overall economic conditions that are out there. No one is extremely busy and I mean in all sectors: kitchen, bath, moulding, […]

In the Southeast, reviews provided by lumber representatives have been primarily negative. In Tennessee, a lumber spokesperson felt, at the time of this writing, “the market in general has softened. The demand doesn’t seem to be where it was three months ago.” According to him, it is worse than six months ago. They offer “all […]