Business Trends

At the time of this writing, Hardwood sales on the West Coast are slower than they have been lately and there is a degree of uncertainty about how the economy will go. A lumberman in California stated, “It’s not as busy as it has been but not bad. You give quotes, the jobs are going […]

As we head into the fall season, with summer’s up-and-down activity for stocks, businesses are being cautious with their purchases. It was noted that green lumber availability had improved this year, thus businesses had ample lumber. Competition intensified for green lumber which resulted in downward price pressure for several key species. Since green output rose, […]

Contacts recently advised log supplies were better than in late summer. With warm weather conditions of summer, sawmills had to work fast to process, dry and ship them to avoid staining. Depending on areas contacted, sales for green and kiln-dried grade lumber were rather slow. End users and wholesalers have ample supplies based on their […]