Category: Business Trends

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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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Northeast Business Trends

The Hardwood lumber market in the Northeast remains strong. A Pennsylvania lumber provider said, “The market’s good. It’s better than it was a few months

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Southeast Business Trends

Lumber providers in the Southeast are optimistic, based on what they have seen in the marketplace. An Arkansas flooring manufacturer stated, “My business is strong.

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West Coast Business Trends

Ask several lumbermen on the West Coast about how their market is and, to a man, they mention the tight supply of lumber. In California,

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Ontario Business Trends

As COVID-19 restrictions ease across the province, the forestry sector is optimistic business will improve through the fall. The continued vaccination efforts, the reduction of

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Quebec Business Trends

With the construction break in Quebec, there was the usual slow-down in activity. Businesses were working hard to obtain the supplies they needed, as well

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Lake States Business Trends

Lumber manufacturers in the Lake States region are reporting a steadier market compared to six months ago, but the industry is still busy.  “I think

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Northeast Business Trends

Lumber suppliers in the Northeast are still reporting a strong market – one of whom described it as “red hot.”  A source in Pennsylvania stated

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Southeast Business Trends

The markets for Hardwood lumber are strong in the Southeast. A lumber provider in Mississippi stated, “Our markets have been outstanding because of the trustworthiness

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West Coast Business Trends

On the West Coast, the markets are good, but different factors are presenting problems to lumber providers. According to a wholesaler in California, “I would

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Ontario Business Trends

There were the usual slowdowns due to vacation periods and the July 1st Canada Day celebrations over the early part of summer. The province started

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Quebec Business Trends

The COVID-19 restrictions across the province are slowly being lifted and businesses are gradually reopening and getting back to a semblance of normal. The economy

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Lake States Business Trends

Across the board, sawmills in the Lake States region are reporting “strong” markets with high demand that are keeping lumber suppliers “really busy.”  In Michigan,

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Northeast Business Trends

The market for Hardwood lumber in the Northeast is strong. According to a lumber provider in Pennsylvania, it is “very strong,” even “exceptionally strong.” This

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Southeast Business Trends

The Hardwood markets in the Southeast are “very good.” That’s the word from a lumber provider in Virginia. It’s a sentiment echoed by other lumber

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West Coast Business Trends

Out on the West Coast, lumber providers report the same phenomenon that is occurring across the country: high demand and low supply. A Washington lumberman

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