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Lake States Business Trends 2025 – Overseas Export Drops and Domestic Is On The Rise For The Lake States

Lake States Business Trends 2025 – Overseas Export Drops and Domestic Is On The Rise For The Lake States The Lake States region is in agreement when it comes to the market having little change over six months and its generally positive. Transportation does not seem to be an issue and while the overseas export […]

Northeast Business Trends

A Fungus Among Us In The Northeast? Uncertainty in the market causes a summer slump while lumber sources struggle with Chinese and Canadian customers. A lumber representative in West Virginia reported that, at the time of this writing, the market is “Okay because it usually slows down this time of year anyway. The tariffs caused […]

Southeast Business Trends

Poplar Places First In The Southeast Southeastern hardwood representatives have expressed some hope in light of a pause on tariffs and the potential for a deal between the U.S. and China. A lumber source from Tennessee reported that the market in his area is “decent but it is pretty much on edge” because the “order […]

Washington Scene

Washington Scene Canadian Lumber Duties Hit 35% ― And May Go Higher Soon The U.S. Commerce Department announced recently that it is more than doubling its countervailing duties on Canadian lumber imports from 6.74 percent to 14.63 percent. This move comes just two weeks after the Commerce Department announced it is nearly tripling its anti-dumping […]

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 […]

Hardwood Lumber And Custom Kiln Drying At Drytec Hardwoods LLC

Hardwood Lumber And Custom Kiln Drying At Drytec Hardwoods LLC Drytec Hardwoods LLC, based in Sears, MI, is a wholesale hardwood lumber distributor. The company purchases 400,000 board feet annually of Red and White Oak and Aspen (No. 1 Common, Select and Better 4/4). Established in 2018, Co-Owner Titus Yoder said the operation began strictly […]