Business Trends

West Coast Business Trends West Coast Struggles To Prepare For Unpredictable Trade Times By Zach Miller At the time of this writing Canadian manufacturers are on the precipice of paying a combined countervailing (CVD) and anti-dumping duty of 35.19 percent, which is having ripple effects across the North American marketplace. Whether you’re manufacturing and shipping […]

Southeast Business Trends The Southeast Focuses On Yellow Pine And Tariff Shifts By Lara StearsmanAssociate Editor At the time of this writing, the Southeast region sees a slow-moving market but a more positive expectation for the upcoming year. A lumber company representative out of Alabama said the market is “slow” and was “just the same” […]

Northeast Business Trends Northeast U.S. Faces Tariffs And Slower Economy In Lumber Industry By Cadance JohnsonAssociate Editor Sources in the Northeast, at the time of writing, agree the start of the year was slow for sales and reference both tariffs and economic standing as the primary reasons. In New York, a wholesale lumber representative said […]

Inland West Business Trends Inland West Region Cites Mixed Market Reviews And Conflicting Reports By Terry MillerPresident According to sources in the Inland West at the time of this writing, the market is very mixed, with some expressing slow movements and others seeing an increase in business. An Idaho lumber salesman said the market is […]

Midwest Business Trends Market Stability Leaves Midwest Looking For Brighter Days Chris FehrMarketing Consultant / Editor Midwest sources at press time expressed continued struggles with tariffs, with the first quarter of this year done, sources show higher expectations for 2026. According to a South Dakota distributor the market has “picked up” for them in past […]

West Coast Business Trends West Coast Struggles To Prepare For Unpredictable Trade Times By Zach Miller At the time of this writing Canadian manufacturers are on the precipice of paying a combined countervailing (CVD) and anti-dumping duty of 35.19 percent, which is having ripple effects across the North American marketplace. Whether you’re manufacturing and shipping […]

Southeast Business Trends The Southeast Focuses On Yellow Pine And Tariff Shifts By Lara StearsmanAssociate Editor At the time of this writing, the Southeast region sees a slow-moving market but a more positive expectation for the upcoming year. A lumber company representative out of Alabama said the market is “slow” and was “just the same” […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends Ontario And Quebec Maintain Positivity During Summer Months By Richard LipmanGuest Writer The annual Quebec construction holiday wrapped up in early August. It is a two-week mandatory vacation for all construction workers in the province to ensure they have a significant break during the summer. It is also a very quiet time […]