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APA Names New Chair, Vice Chair, Chair Of Finance, Trustees Join APA Board

Matthew Brown has been promoted to the newly created position – director of energy policy and code, effective December 18, 2023. With over 15 years of experience in the construction industry, Brown brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to APA. His career began with a prominent regional production builder and progressed through roles at […]

Bringing NAWLA Education To You

For over 130 years, the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) has been the uniting bond from one end of the supply chain to the other, helping the industry grow by helping NAWLA members grow. The vision for 2024 is no different. If anything, NAWLA and the NAWLA Board of Directors are looking to help […]

Washington Report

Housing Market May Be Headed For A ShiftBy Omar Mohammed (The following article was first published in www.newsweek.com. All data cited is the most current at press time for this publication.) A strong U.S. economy will be a boon for the housing market, Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) chief economist said (recently), as it will buoy […]

Allegheny Wood Products Ceasing Operations

According to MetroNews, The Voice of West Virginia, Allegheny Wood Products (AWP), a 50-year-old West Virginia-based internationally known hardwood producer, closed its doors recently and eliminated hundreds of jobs held by state residents. State Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael called the news “very sudden and unfortunate.” He spoke with company officials shortly after the company […]

Lake States Business Trends

While lumbermen in the Lake States continued to steadily “move wood” through the fourth quarter of 2023, they agreed that “something must change” in order to hit the ground running in 2024. A Wisconsin source called the 2023 fourth quarter market “steady” but added that nothing is “booming.” “We are still moving most species except […]

Northeast Business Trends

Overall, lumber sources in the Northeast region said that their sales were better than they were six months ago. A lumberman in Maryland said that aside from White Oak remaining strong and with prices rising, he has noticed that Poplar and Red Oak have gotten harder to move. “Some species are easier to move and […]

Southeast Business Trends

Throughout the Southeast region lumber sources agreed that their markets are rather quiet, at the time of this writing. One source noted that while his sales are slow, he has started to receive more inquiries out of Asia than expected. In North Carolina, a sawmill representative said that his sales have been slower than they […]

Exports Tumble In 2023, But 2024 Holds Promise

With U.S. lumber exports currently down millions of board feet in traditionally large markets like China and Canada, members of the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) remain encouraged by growth from smaller buyers like Vietnam, the Middle East, India and Europe. Michael Snow, executive director of AHEC, recently noted at an end-of-year membership meeting that […]

West Coast Business Trends

Lumbermen on the West Coast recently spoke with nervous intrigue regarding the first quarter of 2024. At the time of this writing, three sources were slogging through a “sporadic” December that saw many lumber suppliers selling “order-to-order.” “Customers are concerned (with high interest rates) and everyone’s orders have slowed down,” said a Washington source with […]

IWPA Looks To Make 2024 The Best Year Yet

As we embark on 2024 in earnest (after what I hope was a restful holiday break for Import/Export Wood Purchasing News readers) IWPA is focused on building upon the successes of 2023 and making 2024 our best year yet as an association. As I’m writing this in early January, registrations for IWPA’s 2024 World of […]