Business Trends

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – White Oak Dominates Winter The majority of Southeastern lumber sources shared that they and their customers are optimistic the market will improve despite complaints about high inventory affecting demand. Many also reported the closing of mills, labor struggles and product pricing as industry issues. In Arkansas, a lumber source reported […]

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Predicted Supply Shortages, Tariffs And Bestselling Hard Maple The hardwood forest sector hasn’t changed much moving into fall and early winter with production still at a lesser pace, nor has demand increased. Buyers have no urgent reasons for purchasing although supply shortages in the months ahead are a possibility. Secondary […]

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Less Cross-Border Trading Places Strain On Businesses; Grade And Industrial Lumber Sell At Equal Pace Over the summer and into early fall, logging conditions improved in certain areas increasing sawmill production. Supplies are reported to be in better shape than a month ago. With the Labor Day weekend, business was […]

Quebec Business Trends 2025 – Mixed, Volatile Market Has Lumber Industry On Cautious Watch Contacts reported mixed business sales levels; some reported sales as fair, others slow, while others are struggling. Red Oak shipments to China are still low, and so Red Oak inventories are low, suggesting the main concern is still trade uncertainties. Upper […]

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – Red And White Oak Fight For First In A Challenging Southeast While the Oaks maintain first place, tariffs remain the number one worry for the hardwood lumber market. A mixture of reviews reveal that the market could be doing better but no one is willing to make any large investments, […]

West Coast Business Trends 2025 – Despite Current Sluggish Conditions, The West Coast Cautiously Hope For Uptick In Demand Hardwood contacts across the West Coast described conditions as subdued but not stalled, with most reporting slower sales compared to the first half of the year. The summer months, which one contact noted are often unpredictable […]

Lake States Business Trends – Sources Navigate Uneven Markets And Anticipate Firm Footing To Close 2025 Hardwood suppliers across the Lake States region reported steady but uneven conditions as Fall approached. Activity was described as slower than earlier in the year, with certain species moving better than others. While flooring demand has softened, other markets […]

Northeast Business Trends 2025 – Abnormally Lower Market Activity Experiences In Autumn Mixed market reviews from the Northeast bounce between “okay” and “worse” than six months ago. Many in the industry have expressed concern over high interest rates and at the time of this report, they are hoping for a decrease that will assist new […]