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Northeast Business Trends

Northeast Business Trends Northeast U.S. Provides Diverse Views On Market And Tariffs The Northeast seems to have differing thoughts regarding the state of the market according to sources at the time of this writing. Some reported the market is better than the start of the year and others said it is worse. A Vermont sawmill […]

AWFS Fair Welcomes The World To Las Vegas

AWFS Fair Welcomes The World To Las Vegas The Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, recently served as the host site of the 2025 AWFS Fair. Thousands of attendees – both domestically and internationally – travel every two years to this must-attend event. Why? Because the AWFS Fair is marketed not only as […]

Southeast Business Trends

Southeast Business Trends Markets On The Rise In The Southeast U.S. According to Southeast sources at the time of this writing, the market is better since the first of the year. Even with the concern around tariffs, interest rates are the focus. A hardwood company salesman in Arkansas said the market is depressed but better […]

Forest Products EXPO 2025 Largest Show Since 2000

Forest Products EXPO 2025 Largest Show Since 2000 EXPO 2025: Fine Tune Your Strategy. That was the agenda for the recent 38th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment EXPO at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN, and early feedback shows exhibitors and attendees alike were able to successfully collaborate to drive their operations forward. “The […]

West Coast Business Trends

West Coast Business Trends Sources in the West Coast agree that the market was steady at the time of this writing, but tariffs are an issue. Some cited a slight impact and others a larger one. A Washington lumber supplier said there was market activity, but it was spotty. He said it is down from […]

Missouri Walnut: Delivering Superior White Oak And Walnut Lumber

Missouri Walnut: Delivering Superior White Oak And Walnut Lumber “We have a world class facility and the capabilities to develop more secondary White Oak and Walnut products to meet the needs of our customers globally. We listen to our customers’ demands carefully and want to provide them with their exact needs.” – Alan Gong, CEO, […]

Ontario Business Trends

Ontario Business Trends Demand Up For Some Lumber Species In Ontario Demand for hardwood is often lower in August as families take summer vacation, with a noted slowdown in demand from overseas markets at this time. Production did not increase much through August, and so few items are in excess supply, while other items are […]

Steinway & Sons: Tradition, Innovation, and the Art of the Piano

Steinway & Sons: Tradition, Innovation, and the Art of the Piano “Wood isn’t one-size-fits-all, and that’s where the tech comes in.” – Anthony Gilroy, vice president of marketing, Steinway & Sons A craftsman sands the top of the Hard Rock Maple rim in the Case Department. At Steinway & Sons, music begins with wood. Each […]

Quebec Business Trends

Cautious Optimism Underscores Quebec Market Business in the hardwood industry was reported as slower on all fronts this past summer and early fall due to uncertainty in domestic and export markets, and the ongoing Trump tariff war. Certain species were not in enough demand to absorb the already limited quantities entering the market. Contacts noted […]

Appalachian Hardwood Forest Banking Trees

Appalachian Hardwood Forest Banking Trees The Appalachian hardwood forest has increased its growth to removals by more than 15 percent and banking more lumber resources for the U.S. and international needs. A 2025 update to the Certified Appalachian Legal & Sustainable programs finds 2.82 trees are growing for every tree harvested or dying combined. The […]