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Northeast Business Trends 2025 – Summer Sales Mediocrity And Domestic Optimism

Northeast Business Trends 2025 – Summer Sales Mediocrity And Domestic Optimism Hardwood lumber sources across the Northeast recently reported their highest sales in either Red or White Oak but, at the time of this writing, their markets are not performing better than they did in the past six months. While they have shared their concerns […]

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Summer Marries Trade Unpredictability

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Summer Marries Trade Unpredictability  Across the Southeast, hardwood suppliers report market conditions that are holding steady, but just barely. Stalled trade negotiations that make overseas buyers hesitate, declines in lower grade, pallet and stave demand have created a complicated summer. One lumber source even shared his concerns for […]

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Ontario Businesses Pursue New Markets Amid Tariff Uncertainty

Ontario Businesses Pursue New Markets Amid Tariff Uncertainty As we end summer and head into fall, businesses pursue new markets for their products and services amid the continued war on tariffs. According to statistics both in Canada and the U.S., hardwood production was down for the first six months of the year. Ash production is […]

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – September 2025

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – September 2025 Parkerville Wood Products, Inc. Offers Many Premium Products At Parkerville Wood Products, Inc. in Manchester, CT, Brendan Harris is a partner and works in the management and purchasing departments. As a manufacturer, retailer and wholesaler, Parkerville Wood Products stocks and sells around 80 lumber species from all over […]

West Coast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Market On The West Coast

West Coast Business Trends 2025 – A Steady Market On The West Coast Lumber sources on the West Coast commented on the consistent market the past year. At the time of this writing, the consensus is that the market is slower in the summer versus the earlier months but reflects the supply and demand. An […]

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – August 2025

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – August 2025 Muscanell Millworks Purchases Ash, Cherry, Hickory, Oak Bobby Comisky is president of Muscanell Millworks in Cortez, CO. Muscanell is a manufacturer of hardwood flooring, with sales throughout North America. Muscanell purchases 2 to 3 million board feet of lumber per year in Ash, Cherry, Hickory, Red and White […]

West Coast Business Trends 2025 – Interest Rates, Tariff Uncertainty Impact West Coast Region

West Coast Business Trends 2025 – Interest Rates, Tariff Uncertainty Impact West Coast Region Throughout the West Coast region sources that were contacted at the time of this writing differed as to how their companies were faring in the marketplace. One source noted that due to the uncertainty in the economy and housing market that […]

Evolution: HMA’s Theme For NatCon Reflects This Industry’s Current Situation

Evolution: HMA’s Theme For NatCon Reflects This Industry’s Current Situation Members and guests gathered recently at the Knoxville Convention Center for the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s (HMA) 2025 National Conference and Expo in Knoxville, TN. This year’s theme was Evolution, aptly describing the transition the industry is experiencing. In addition to high-quality exhibitor booths, an informative […]

Southern Cypress Promotion And Education Continues

Southern Cypress Promotion And Education Continues In June, members of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA), along with promotion sponsors, gathered for a 2025 Update Meeting at the Marriott Knoxville Downtown in Knoxville, Tennessee. The event was held in conjunction with the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s 2025 National Conference and Expo. Attendees received an update on […]

Quebec Business Trends 2025 – Quieter Business Market Sets The Tone

Quebec Business Trends 2025 – Quieter Business Market Sets The Tone The impact of U.S. tariffs are being felt around the globe, as well as on hardwood lumber and products imported and exported in the province, as well as, across the country. This is causing production declines in all areas, which were already declining prior […]