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Southeast Business Trends

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 the pike regarding availability or product,” […]

West Coast Business Trends

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 that while his sales were lackluster, he […]

Ontario Business Trends

Hard and Soft Maple Remain Popular in Ontario As Prices Continue To Rise With full winter weather upon us at press time, logging conditions were a challenge for certain areas, thus production statistics are down in Ontario and in the Appalachian region. However, other areas reported increased sawmill production. Thus, end users were purchasing more […]

Quebec Business Trends

Quebec’s Hardwood Market Proves To Be Steady, Government Funds Housing Starts The winter snowstorms that hit Ontario and Quebec at press time caused delays in logging, thus reducing supplies on markets. With improved weather conditions, logging operations were able to go in the woods for some much-needed supplies of various species for sawmills and on […]

Lake States Business Trends

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 […]

Northeast Business Trends

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 […]

Southeast Business Trends

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 […]

West Coast Business Trends

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 […]

Ontario Business Trends

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 […]

Quebec Business Trends

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 […]