Category: Business Trends

On the West Coast, sales of Hardwood lumber are not bad, based on recent interviews with lumbermen there. An Oregon supplier said business is still

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

Lumbermen in the Lake States who were recently interviewed said their business activity was good. A Michigan sawmill representative remarked that the market has been

Throughout the Northeast region sources have said that their sales are better than they have been. In Maryland a lumber representative said that his sales

Throughout the Southeast region there seems to be mixed opinions on how the market is doing at the time of this writing. One source said

West Coast lumbermen, when recently interviewed, voiced positive sentiments about their markets. “The market is starting to pick up, more so than a couple of

Spring has finally decided to show up, as winter held its grip longer than many of us preferred. Logging activities were constrained as a result

Business activity varied over the last few months for secondary wood products manufacturers. Some truck trailer flooring businesses were busy, as well as moulding and

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

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

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

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

The usual slowdown for spring thaw affected logging activity. In December 2022, according to figures published, Hardwood production had a 4.2 percent gain in output.

With spring upon us, logging activity will be increasing in some areas. This is good news as many in the province and along the U.S.

When three Lake States lumbermen were asked about the wellbeing of their separate markets, one of them stated that his business was “very slow.” The

Throughout the Northeast region there is a consensus from sources, at the time of this writing, that sales are slow. One source however does think

Throughout the Southeast region sources agreed, at the time of this writing, that while business is moving along there is no doubt that this market

When West Coast lumbermen were asked to assess their business activity, they gave a mix of answers at the time of the interviews. In Oregon,

As we move forward in the new year, the forest industry continues to struggle with the pandemic, a shortage of trained workers, inflation, and supply

Business was at a slower pace at the start of 2023 than the previous several months. As log and timber prices continued to be volatile,