softwood lumber

The province’s new timber allocation rules set to replace historic supply agreements with auction sales, raising concern across the forestry sector The Government of Quebec’s proposed overhaul of its forestry regime, Bill 97, is now at the centre of one of the province’s most heated debates. Since being tabled in April 2025, the legislation has […] The post Quebec’s Bill 97 Faces Blockades, Legal Challenges first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

As Canadian operators were off for the August long weekend holiday, sales of lumber across North America remained muted. Customers in the US south had pre-ordered wood from the north and west to arrive before the full force of softwood lumber duty came into effect this month. Demand flowed mostly to reloads and wholesalers, with […] The post Lukewarm Macro-Economic Conditions Keep Lumber Sales Low first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

The enormous increases in the softwood lumber duty on Canadian wood shipments into the US finally arrived. This during a normal slower time for both housing construction activity and sawmill manufacturing. As hot summer weather across most of the continent sent folks off to vacation, lumber industry players worked out their responses to this additional […] The post Big Duty Hikes Hit Softwood Lumber first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.