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US-Canada trade talks collapse as 50% tariffs hit Canadian wood products

US-Canada trade negotiations have collapsed after both sides appeared close to an…

U.S. lumber prices climb to a four-year high as supply tightens

For decades, the direction of the U.S. lumber market was relatively predictable.…

Trump’s new round of 50% tariffs spare most of Canada’s timber trade

On Monday, the United States government invoked a trade law it had…

Lumber hits a one-year figh as fires rage in Canada

Lumber prices pushed past $640 per thousand board feet this week, the…

US sawmill capacity continues to shrink despite push to replace Canadian lumber

The United States continues to lose sawmill capacity despite political efforts to…

Tariffs are gutting Canadian lumber mills. Could higher housing costs follow?

Canadian sawmills are absorbing punishing losses as US duties transform North American…

Canadian lumber giants see better Q1 prices, but duties and fibre costs continue to pressure margins

Quarterly results from Interfor, Canfor and West Fraser show that North American…

Canadian manufacturers call for tariffs on rising wood product imports

There is a shift taking place in Canada’s wood products sector—less dramatic…

U.S. duties paid by Canadian softwood producers surpass $8-billion

Canadian softwood producers have now paid more than US$8-billion in U.S. duties…

U.S. may lower Canadian lumber tariffs by 10%

The United States has signalled a potential reduction in tariffs on Canadian…