Category: Business Trends North America

Sales Tick Up Throughout The Lake States Region Sources that were contacted in the Lake States region differed a bit as to how their sales

Northeastern Lumber Representatives Report A Rise In Market Performance And Tariff Preparations Issues with a variety of inclement weather has slowed down operations in the

Market Improvements, Uncertainty And The Rise Of Red Oak And Poplar Interest in Red Oak and Poplar have increased along with market demand and uncertainty

Optimism Holds Strong Throughout West Coast As Sales Remain Steady Throughout the West Coast region, sources that were contacted at press time agreed that while

Hard and Soft Maple Remain Popular in Ontario As Prices Continue To Rise With full winter weather upon us at press time, logging conditions were

Quebec’s Hardwood Market Proves To Be Steady, Government Funds Housing Starts The winter snowstorms that hit Ontario and Quebec at press time caused delays in

Sources that were contacted throughout the Lake States region came to a general consensus that their sales are doing well. A source in Wisconsin noted

Thoughts of concern about the marketplace are building in the Northeast as lumber sales representatives list concerns about demand, imitation wood, labor and fuel prices.

In the Southeastern United States, there were reports of slowdowns in companies and many lumber representatives have blamed either the lack of demand, the economy

Across the West Coast, sources that were contacted agreed that their sales continued to stay on trend for what they have been over the course

According to published statistics, lumber production was down both in Canada and the U.S. at year end 2024. Some secondary manufacturers and sawmills had reported

As most businesses usually enter a slower time of year during the Holiday Season, with planned downtime, this year some businesses extended that time due

Across the Lake States region, sources that were contacted at the time of this writing all agreed, but one, that their markets were doing just

Mixed reports on the lumber market have been received from throughout the Northeast. In Pennsylvania, a lumber sales representative commented, “I’m going to say the

In the Southeast, reviews provided by lumber representatives have been primarily negative. In Tennessee, a lumber spokesperson felt, at the time of this writing, “the

Throughout the West Coast region sources that were contacted noted that their sales continue to be slower than they were six months ago. In Washington,

The Holiday Season is upon us, and businesses have slowed down somewhat, as expected at this time of year, to spend time with family and

It is a quieter time with the Holiday Season upon us. As we reflect on the past year and plan for 2025, we cannot help

Sources that were contacted throughout the Lake States region were a mixed bag as one source said that his market was doing well, while the

Opinions regarding the state of the forest products industry in the Northeast varied among industry professionals in the region. A representative from a distribution yard

The reports on the hardwood lumber markets in the Southeast portray an element of negativity. A lumber spokesperson in Mississippi said that the market wasn’t