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Business Trends Abroad

Countries In Europe, Asia And Africa Weather Crises In Various Categories In The New Spring Season Ghana – Ghana’s wood product exports continued their downward trend in 2024, with both volume and value declining compared to the previous year. The country earned €10.22 million from 21,091 cubic meters (cu.m ) of wood products in December […]

Newswires

Roy Anderson Lumber Company Inc. Installed New AI Grading Solution David Anderson Roy Anderson Lumber Company Inc., located in Tompkinsville, KY, recently installed a new AI Grading Solution. Roy Anderson Lumber Company produces 50 million board feet of green and kiln-dried hardwood lumber. They offer their customers rough, straight-line ripped and reclaimed lumber, as well […]

AETNA Building Solutions Partners With Quality Lumber Suppliers

“We really pride ourselves in having the highest quality material from some of the best suppliers and names in the industry. Our key advantage is the supplier network we have at the mill level. We partner with suppliers that put quality first.” – Jason Horn, lumber product manager, AETNA Building Solutions All of AETNA’s lumber […]

Lake States Business Trends

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 a new sense of optimism throughout the […]

Transportation Survey

(Editor’s Note: Navigating the ever-changing and unknown factors faced by the transportation industry in 2025 will present challenges. The most creative problem-solvers will be those who, like our respondents here, propose to expand domestic capabilities while being versatile, resilient logistics partners who are shaped by external challenges and opportunities, yet able to adapt to global […]

Northeast Business Trends

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 the marketplace, for which he provided […]

Southeast Business Trends

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 previous six months because “the economy […]

Trade Study Results Due April 1

(Editor’s Note: Due to new information from the Trump Administration after the following article was released, be advised of this important update from the Hardwood Federation (HF): On Thursday, Jan. 30, President Trump announced to reporters that he would follow through on his threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico […]

Trade Policy – What to Watch in 2025

By Ashley Amidon Executive Director,International Wood Products Association Alexandria, VA (703) 820-7807 (c)www.iwpawood.org As we step into 2025, the international trade landscape is more dynamic than ever. To help you cut through the dozens (hundreds!) of headlines you see by every day, IWPA has identified critical trends and indicators to watch in the year ahead […]

West Coast Business Trends

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 last three years, a source in Washington […]