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Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

By Richard LipmanGuest Writer Upper Grades Hold Steady While Uncertainty Looms With Expected Tariffs The threat of tariffs dominated people’s attention the past couple of weeks. On the Pine side, one Ontario producer indicated, “I think turmoil is probably an understatement, the possible tariff action certainly stirred things up on February 3rd. I think it […]

Lake States Business Trends – February 2025

Lake States Business Trends – February 2025 Sources that were contacted throughout the Lake States region came to a general consensus that their sales are doing well. A source in Wisconsin noted that his sales are improving due to his company’s ability to raise prices, while a source in Illinois said that he has noticed […]

Northeast Business Trends – February 2025

Northeast Business Trends – February 2025 Thoughts of concern about the marketplace are building in the Northeast as lumber sales representatives list concerns about demand, imitation wood, labor and fuel prices. There are few who are hopeful that the summer will improve the market. A lumber representative located in Pennsylvania had a negative opinion about […]

Southeast Business Trends – February 2025

Southeast Business Trends – February 2025 In the Southeastern United States, there were reports of slowdowns in companies and many lumber representatives have blamed either the lack of demand, the economy or both.  In North Carolina, a lumber spokesman commented that the market in his area is “pretty slow right now” and worse than the […]

West Coast Business Trends – February 2025

West Coast Business Trends – February 2025 Across the West Coast sources that were contacted agreed that their sales continued to stay on trend for what they have been over the course of the past year. While a source from California noted that he’s pleased to see an upward trend in his sales over the […]

Ontario Business Trends – February 2025

Ontario Business Trends – February 2025 According to published statistics, lumber production was down both in Canada and the U.S. at year end 2024. Some secondary manufacturers and sawmills had reported a drop in orders and extended plant shutdowns over the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Log supplies were declining for sawmills as temperatures […]

Quebec Business Trends – February 2025

  Quebec Business Trends – February 2025 As most businesses usually enter a slower time of year during the Holiday Season, with planned downtime, this year some businesses extended that time due to most markets not performing well. Also, winter weather conditions have been milder and the ground is not frozen enough for logging activity. […]

Northeast Business Trends

Across the Northeast, reviews on the market vary and many are concerned about what the future for conducting business overseas will look like. In Vermont, a lumber spokesman said that the market has been a “little slow” but “maybe a tiny bit better than six months ago.” They offer Eastern White Pine, which “kind of […]

Inland West Business Trends

Throughout the Inland West region, sources that were contacted at the time of this writing were in agreement that their market overall was doing well. One source noted that his sales are doing well due to tight supply and high demand. Another source agreed that there is an overall lack of supply on Western species. […]

Midwest Business Trends

Throughout the Midwest region sources that were contacted at the time of this writing varied as to how their markets were faring. One source that was contacted stated that simply due to the time of year his sales aren’t as busy as they usually are. Another source noted that his sales have been doing well […]