Category: Business Trends North America

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

As the industry moves into early fall, businesses are still facing many challenges to reach a profit. The housing shortage on both sides of the

With summer behind us, and the Labor Day holiday over, businesses are slowly gearing up for the fall and winter seasons. Businesses are planning their

Forest products industry sources on the West Coast were consistent in how they viewed the state of the market in their region. Sources in California

Sources that were contacted across the Lake States all agreed that their sales were steady despite each noting a different area in which their markets

Forest products industry contacts in the Northeast were divided on the state of the market in their region. Each source acknowledged an increase in demand,

Hardwood suppliers in the Southeast, at the time of this writing, have varied reviews on the market but the majority said that business is slow.

At the time of this writing, lumber suppliers across the West Coast reported mixed reviews about the market. In California, a lumber supplier that said

The first two weeks of summer kicked off with a heat wave in Eastern Ontario and parts of the province of Quebec, reaching into the

With the Quebec construction break taking place the last two weeks of July, there was the usual slowdown for hardwood business at this time. Contacts

Across the Lake States region lumber sources varied, with one source stating that while his sales are average, it does depend heavily on which species