Category: Business Trends

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Ontario Business Trends

With warmer weather conditions here and road bans now ended, supplies to sawmills were reported as improved, thus posting some gains in log inventories. Ground

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Quebec Business Trends

The bad weather early this year did not dampen demand for Hardwood finished goods. In fact, the U.S. housing market is performing well, boosting demand

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Lake States Business Trends

Sales of Hardwood lumber in the Lake States are strong, even “crazy”-strong, according to one source. A Michigan lumber provider said his market is “extremely

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Northeast Business Trends

The Hardwood lumber markets in the Northeast are strong, but, as has been the case for some time, product is hard to find. For example,

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Southeast Business Trends

Sales of Hardwood lumber in the Southeast are strong, with prices at a high level – but one lumber provider is feeling some pushback from

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West Coast Business Trends

The Hardwood markets on the West Coast are encouraging – but not without problems. In California, a source said the market is “pretty strong. We

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Ontario Business Trends

As the first day of spring arrived, renewed optimism was felt by some lumber contacts as warmer weather was upon us. Of course, there was

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Quebec Business Trends

Lumber contacts reported that demand for most species was up as recently as March. With a positive housing market continuing at a strong pace, those

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West Coast Business Trends

Out on the West Coast, it’s pretty much the same as the rest of the country: demand is high, but supplies are tight. In Washington,

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Southeast Business Trends

Several lumber providers in the Southeast reported the same circumstances in the markets for their products: Demand is high but it’s difficult to produce enough

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Northeast Trends

In the Northeast, sales of Hardwood lumber are going well. Some suppliers have enough logs to saw while one lumberman interviewed reported that more logs

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Lake State Trends

Lumber suppliers in the Lake States reported being busy, with good sales and, in one case, difficulty in keeping up with demand. A Wisconsin source

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West Coast Business Trends

West Coast lumber providers with whom we spoke judge their lumber markets to be in positive territory – but not way into the positive. “It’s

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Southeast Business Trends

The markets for Hardwood lumber are strong in the Southeast, despite the fact that businesses there cannot keep enough lumber on hand to satisfy their

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Quebec Business Trends

With the U.S. election behind us, businesses in the Hardwood industry across Canada were hoping that trade relations between the two countries would improve. Prime

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Ontario Business Trends

Winter weather conditions this year have been milder than last year across most regions of the province, making it a challenge for logging operations. Some

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Northeast Business Trends

The first quarter of 2021, the markets for Hardwood lumber in the Northeast are good. “Very strong” is how a lumberman in Pennsylvania described the

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Lake States Business Trends

Suppliers in the Lake States were very upbeat and positive about the markets they serve. “We’ve been busy,” stated a source in Indiana. “People are

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West Coast Trends

On the West Coast, lumber providers described the Hardwood lumber market as no less than “order-to-order” and, on the upper end, “very good.” A California

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Southeast Trends

In the Southeast, prospects are looking up for the Hardwood lumber industry. For example, a lumber provider in Pennsylvania stated that the domestic and export

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Northeast Trends

In the Northeast, prospects are looking up for the Hardwood lumber industry. For example, a lumber provider in Pennsylvania stated that the domestic and export

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