Category: Business Trends

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Ontario Business Trends

As we head into a new year, and reflect on the past year, there were many positives for the Hardwood industry. The strong housing sector

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Quebec Business Trends

As we head into 2022, contacts are cautiously optimistic for a better year than 2021 in the Hardwood industry. The year was filled with many

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Lake States Business Trends

Sources in the Lakes States region continue to report stable business despite challenges with supply.  “The Hardwood market is very strong,” said a source in

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Northeast Business Trends

In the Northeast, sources are reporting that the greatest issues for the industry heading into the winter involve transportation and workforce despite a steadier market

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Southeast Business Trends

The sentiment of lumber providers in the Southeast regarding their markets is mainly that sales are in the positive realm but nothing to write home

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West Coast Business Trends

The Hardwood lumber markets on the West Coast are holding their own – or better. A lumber provider in Oregon remarked that his market is

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Ontario Business Trends

As we headed into fall, sellers were able to offer more products due to increased sawmill production. The slight slowdown in home construction and good

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Quebec Business Trends

Grade lumber is not as vibrant on the domestic markets as in spring and summer. With sawmills ramping up production, concentration yards, wholesalers and end

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Lake States Business Trends

The state of the Hardwood lumber industry in the Lake States could be summed up in two words: “pretty good.” That’s the message from lumbermen

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Northeast Business Trends

Lumber sources in the Northeast region are still reporting a steady domestic market as the cooler season arrives. One salesman in Maine reported the domestic

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Ontario Business Trends

At the time of this writing, the federal election had just finished, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being reelected in a minority government that saw

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Quebec Business Trends

As summer wound down, kiln-dried lumber available had increased, primarily due to seasonally faster kiln turnover. Wholesalers, end users and the export markets are absorbing

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Southeast Business Trends

In the Southeast, the Hardwood lumber market is in positive territory, according to sources contacted – with variations of that theme. A Hardwood flooring manufacturer

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West Coast Business Trends

When asked about the health of their markets, Hardwood lumber providers on the West Coast gave positive assessments but with some reservations – for different

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Lake States Business Trends

The Hardwood lumber markets in the Lake States continue to be strong. A Michigan lumber provider said his market is “great, the best it’s ever

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Northeast Business Trends

Lumber sources in the Northeast region are reporting a steady market after months of price increases and low supply. One salesman from a sawmill located

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Southeast Business Trends

In the Southeast, the Hardwood lumber markets are strong, but in some cases, a species here or there is slow in selling. A Virginia lumber

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West Coast Business Trends

The Hardwood markets on the West Coast are mixed, varying depending on which lumber provider is telling his story. In Oregon, a distribution yard representative

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Ontario Business Trends

Across the province, businesses continued to reopen further as restrictions eased through the summer. The announcement of a fourth COVID-19 wave, caused by the Delta

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Quebec Business Trends

As we move forward into fall, sawmills continue to try to increase production. Production gradually increased over the summer. However, there were low log supplies

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Lake States Business Trends

Up in the Lake States, the markets continue to be solid. A Michigan sawmiller said his market is “still good. It’s not quite as hectic,

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