Business Trends North America

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 […]

West Coast Business Trends Sources in the West Coast agree that the market was steady at the time of this writing, but tariffs are an issue. Some cited a slight impact and others a larger one. A Washington lumber supplier said there was market activity, but it was spotty. He said it is down from […]

Ontario Business Trends Demand Up For Some Lumber Species In Ontario Demand for hardwood is often lower in August as families take summer vacation, with a noted slowdown in demand from overseas markets at this time. Production did not increase much through August, and so few items are in excess supply, while other items are […]

Cautious Optimism Underscores Quebec Market Business in the hardwood industry was reported as slower on all fronts this past summer and early fall due to uncertainty in domestic and export markets, and the ongoing Trump tariff war. Certain species were not in enough demand to absorb the already limited quantities entering the market. Contacts noted […]

A Fungus Among Us In The Northeast? Uncertainty in the market causes a summer slump while lumber sources struggle with Chinese and Canadian customers. A lumber representative in West Virginia reported that, at the time of this writing, the market is “Okay because it usually slows down this time of year anyway. The tariffs caused […]

Poplar Places First In The Southeast Southeastern hardwood representatives have expressed some hope in light of a pause on tariffs and the potential for a deal between the U.S. and China. A lumber source from Tennessee reported that the market in his area is “decent but it is pretty much on edge” because the “order […]

A Fungus Among Us In The Northeast? Uncertainty in the market causes a summer slump while lumber sources struggle with Chinese and Canadian customers. A lumber representative in West Virginia reported that, at the time of this writing, the market is “Okay because it usually slows down this time of year anyway. The tariffs caused […]

Poplar Places First In The Southeast Southeastern hardwood representatives have expressed some hope in light of a pause on tariffs and the potential for a deal between the U.S. and China. A lumber source from Tennessee reported that the market in his area is “decent but it is pretty much on edge” because the “order […]

Interest Rates, Tariff Uncertainty Impact West Coast Region Throughout the West Coast region sources that were contacted at the time of this writing differed as to how their companies were faring in the marketplace. One source noted that due to the uncertainty in the economy and housing market that his sales have slowed. Another source […]

Market Slowdown’s Not Only Challenge; So Is Finding Skilled Workers The hardwood sector is seeing a slowdown due to economic conditions and U.S. imposed tariffs. Producers are stating that production is being cutback due to the uncertainty surrounding tariffs causing exporters to reduce purchases of products shipped like Cherry, Red Oak and Walnut. Weather is […]