Category: Business Trends

Across the Lake States region sources that were contacted noted that while their sales were down overall from where they were six months that they

Overall, at the time of this writing, lumber spokesmen in the Northeast have had similar responses on how the market is faring. In New York,

Many lumber market reviews reported by sources throughout the Southeast have an element of negativity. A lumber sales representative in Arkansas said that the market

Throughout the West Coast region, sources that were contacted at the time of this writing agreed that while their markets are steady, they are still

With the Thanksgiving holiday and hunting season coming up, production will see a slight slowdown, as is usual for this time of year. While the

Sawmill contacts commented that log supplies had improved recently. However, log decks were much lower than normal at this time for many of them. We

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

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

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

Throughout the Lake States region, sources that were contacted said that their sales were doing well, at the time of this writing, and that they

Sources working in the forest products industry in the Northeast said their market has been consistent but limited in terms of growth. One contact said

Hardwood suppliers in the Southeast region have varied reports on the market at the time of this writing and most of these reports are less

Sources on the West Coast reported that business in their region is steady but acknowledged that there is some market insecurity and that present factors

As we ended summer, Hardwood production continued to edge down. The summer vacation period was a factor in this reduction, as is the changing trend

As the summer period saw heavy rainfall in many areas, sawmill production was reduced due to poorer logging conditions in certain areas. According to published

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.