

Lake States Buiness Trends – October 2024
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
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.
At the time of this writing, lumber suppliers across the West Coast reported mixed reviews about the market. In California, a lumber supplier that said
The first two weeks of summer kicked off with a heatwave in Eastern Ontario and parts of the province of Quebec, reaching into the high
With the Quebec construction break taking place the last two weeks of July, there was the usual slowdown for Hardwood business at this time. Contacts
Throughout the Lake States region lumber sources that were contacted all agreed that their markets had its strong points and its weak ones, too. In
Across the Northeast region, lumber sources provided varied responses but the majority, at the time of this writing, claim that there is an uptick in
Throughout the Southeast region, the reviews were mixed as to how the market was faring. Some sources said that the market was very challenging, while