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Washington Report

International Trade Commission Rules In Favor Of Antidumping And Countervailing Duty On Canadian Softwood Lumber (This article was originally published on www.Lesprom.com.) Please note: The recent U.S. International Trade Commission action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. The Commission’s public report Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

Interest rates continue to be on everyone’s mind as we go into 2024. “We had a very good run in the lumber markets through November,” reported a Quebec producer. “We have seen a substantial price appreciation. That was a rally that lasted three to four weeks. The interesting part is that going into December, although […]

In Memoriam

Cheryll Bowers On December 19th, 2023, Cheryll Kay Bowers made her way into Heaven at the age of 64 surrounded by her loving family. The next morning, her spirit burst through the clouds in a beautiful pink and yellow winter sunrise. Bowers was born on July 8th, 1959 in Lodi, OH, to Dorothy Ann Hunter […]

BC Wood’s GBM Celebrates 20 Years

BC Wood celebrated its 20th Annual Global Buyers Mission recently and welcomed almost 700 delegates from all over the world to Whistler, BC Canada. Given the economic challenges faced by many international markets, BC Wood was extremely pleased with the efforts made by those buyers and suppliers that supported and participated in the 2023 Global […]

NELMA Celebrates 90th Anniversary

The 90th Anniversary of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA) was celebrated at their annual meeting held recently at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, ME. The 2.5 days of events and activities was attended by 128 members and industry guests of the Association. Hurricane Lee exited the region earlier in the week leaving a picture-perfect […]

LAT Celebrates 137th Convention And Expo

The Lumbermen’s Association of Texas (LAT) recently hosted its 137th Annual Convention & Expo. The event was held in Arlington, TX at Live! By Loews. The annual convention brings together the Texas lumber and building materials industries, as well as attendees from other states, for fellowship, networking and professional development. LAT serves multi-generational family-owned businesses […]

Landmark Lumber Group, A New Name in the Industry with a Long History of Providing High Quality Lumber

“Our inventory is run through a time-tested process – from arriving green, inspected, sorted and graded, kiln-dried then re-packaged. Our production crew works hard to provide the highest quality product to our customers on a consistent basis.”– Eddie Deavers, Purchasing Manager, Landmark Lumber Group Landmark Lumber Group, is a new company that was formed when […]

Northeast Business Trends

Softwood suppliers in the Northeast accounted for softer market conditions. In New Hampshire a contact said, “It’s definitely slower than the last quarter. All of a sudden everything has become really quiet. It’s about 20 percent slower than it was this time last month.” Handling 4/4 and 5/4 Eastern White Pine he said 4/4 lumber […]

NAWLA Puts On Regional In Texas

The North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) hosted a regional meeting in conjunction with the recent annual LAT (Lumbermen’s Association of Texas) Convention and Expo, held at Live! by Loews in Arlington, TX. Approximately 60 were in attendance for the NAWLA regional. The afternoon meeting featured guest speaker Paul Jannke, a Principal of Forest Economic […]

Inland West Business Trends

Throughout the Inland West region lumber sources varied as to how their marketplaces were faring, at the time of this writing, with some stating that they were busy while others felt their sales were on a decline. In Arizona a lumber spokesperson said that the market in his area has slowed down significantly. “Interest rates […]