Category: Business Trends North America

Heading into spring, sawmill contacts noted they had lower log decks, while others had increased log inventories. Green lumber sales were reported as mixed with

As we welcomed a late spring and warmer temperatures, logging activity had improved in most areas contacted. Sawmills advise decks are growing, and so lumber

On the West Coast, lumbermen rated their markets from “pretty slow” to “order-to-order” to “strong” at the time of these interviews. In Washington, a lumber

Throughout the Southeast region sources agreed, that at the time of this writing, sales were doing well. In Mississippi a lumber salesman said that while

Across the Northeast region there are mixed opinions, at the time of this writing, on how the market is going with some sources saying that

In the Lake States region, a sawmill spokesman said he has seen an uptick in his company’s business. Other lumbermen, at the time they were

Lumbermen in the Lake States called their markets, in a word, “OK.” One lumber provider went so far as to say his business is “positive

Across the Northeast region several lumber representatives reported mixed feelings as to where lumber sales and prices stood at the time of this writing. Some

Throughout the Southeast region, sources have said that their markets are slower than they have been. One source noted, at the time of this writing,

Assessments of hardwood lumber markets on the West Coast are mixed. It’s either “strong,” “barely fair” or “steady,” depending on which lumberman you’re listening to.

In the Lake States, lumber providers are facing challenges. Some lumbermen are doing well, despite the difficulties. One of them said, “I think things are

Across the Northeast region sources said, at the time of this writing, that the market hasn’t been doing well, and they are worried about where

Across the Southeast, sources unanimously said that the market is much slower than it was six months ago. Many of the sources point towards inflation

Sales of hardwood lumber are not going great guns on the West Coast, but lumber is still moving. An Oregon lumberman stated, “The market has

In the Southeast, sales of hardwood lumber are good at the time of this writing, but there is a hint of negative factors in the

At the time of this writing, hardwood sales on the West Coast are slower than they have been lately and there is a degree of

As we head into the fall season, with summer’s up-and-down activity for stocks, businesses are being cautious with their purchases. It was noted that green

Contacts recently advised log supplies were better than in late summer. With warm weather conditions of summer, sawmills had to work fast to process, dry

Hardwood lumber sales are proceeding in the Lake States region but are being pulled down in some cases by market forces, according to sources recently

The hardwood markets in the Northeast are inconsistent, with one sawmill representative recently reporting a lack of demand in the United States for his specialty

The hardwood lumber markets in the Lake States region are in positive territory. “Things are going well in our market,” said a sawmill representative from