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Forest products industry contacts in the Northeast were divided on the state of the market in their region. Each source acknowledged an increase in demand, while comments regarding the supply necessary to meet that demand varied by state. Although available inventory is spotty in certain regions of the Northeast, sawmill contacts in Connecticut reported an […]

Hardwood suppliers in the Southeast, at the time of this writing, have varied reviews on the market but the majority said that business is slow. In Tennessee, a lumber salesman said that half of the market is excellent, while the other half falls short. As for the difference in the market compared to six months […]

At the time of this writing, lumber suppliers across the West Coast reported mixed reviews about the market. In California, a lumber supplier that said the company keeps their “operation lean and mean” noted, that “it’s still order to order. It’s not slow and it’s not real fast. It’s kind of right in the middle.” […]

The first two weeks of summer kicked off with a heatwave in Eastern Ontario and parts of the province of Quebec, reaching into the high 40 degrees Celsius during this time. The extreme heat and dry conditions, with the possibility of forest fires and poor air quality due to smoke were also challenges businesses had […]

Throughout the Lake States region lumber sources that were contacted all agreed that their markets had its strong points and its weak ones, too. In Michigan a lumberman said, at the time of this writing, that while his sales are about where they were six months ago, they have been hit or miss. His company […]