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Quebec Business Trends – June 2024

Heading into summer, businesses are busy ramping up their inventories for the anticipated season. There were concerns of lower log decks in late spring for certain areas, as well as along the U.S. border states, and also of potential lost production during that time. Some sawmill contacts stated getting Ash logs was a challenge at […]

Lake States Business Trends – June 2024

Across the Lake States region lumber sources varied, with one source stating that while his sales are average, it does depend heavily on which species is being sold. In Michigan a lumber spokesperson said that his sales were doing OK at the time of this writing. “We were doing well six months ago, but I […]

Northeast Business Trends – June 2024

In the Northeast market, forest products industry contacts we spoke with all agreed that their business was steady but were split on whether they expect the market to improve or suffer over the next six months. Optimism about the health of the market can be credited to a steady growth in demand, while each industry […]

Southeast Business Trends – June 2024

Throughout the Southeast region lumber sources that were contacted, at the time of this writing, agreed that their sales are heavily dependent on the species being sold. In Louisiana a lumber man said that overall, his sales are tough. “It’s hard to make money on Red Oak right now, but of course White Oak is […]

West Coast Business Trends – June 2024

Hardwood suppliers on the West Coast mostly accounted for positive activity. One contact in California mentioned activity was back to pre-covid “normal” levels. “Our business along with our customers is back to a steady pace,” he explained. “The customers that we had that were steady are back to that pace and the ones that were […]

Ontario Business Trends – June 2024

Contacts noted prices had risen for kiln-dried lumber as recently as March compared to a year ago for Basswood, Red Oak, Hard and Soft Maple. The species that were reported to be doing well during early spring were Hard Maple, Soft Maple, White Oak and Walnut. Aspen, Basswood, Beech, and to a latter extent Birch […]

Quebec Business Trends – June 2024

Heading into summer, businesses are busy ramping up their inventories for the anticipated season. There were concerns of lower log decks in late spring for certain areas, as well as along the U.S. border states, and also of potential lost production during that time. Some sawmill contacts stated getting Ash logs was a challenge at […]

Northeast Business Trends

Softwood lumber suppliers in the Northeast region are experiencing slower conditions, and while many say activity is better, at the time of this writing, than this time last year, it is still slow. A contact in Maine who handles SPF, Red Pine, Spruce in No. 2 Common and Better said the No. 2 Common is […]

Inland West Business Trends

Inland West Softwood lumber suppliers reported, at the time of this writing, spotty market activity with some sources citing a slight increase in business while others accounted for down trending market activity. In Idaho, one source said market conditions for Softwood are better than the previous six months. “We’ve seen a little bit of uptick […]

Midwest Business Trends

Lumber suppliers throughout the Midwest region held an air of optimism when asked how their sales were doing at the time of this writing. In Texas a lumberman said that while his sales are slower than what was predicted his customer base is remaining positive. “Everyone thought that sales were really going to pick up […]