Category: Business Trends

Business for Softwood lumber providers in the Midwest is strong. It’s just that, for some of them, negative factors are getting in the way. In

Spring has sprung and the all-time-high lumber prices continue unabated throughout the U.S. due to an imbalance in supply and demand that will most likely

At the time of this writing it appears winter weather is finally starting to affect the North American Softwood market. That said, West Coast manufacturers

The markets for Softwood lumber in the Midwest are full of activity. An Iowa lumber provider said his company’s interactions with customers are “busy –

The optimism continues in the eastern Canadian SPF community. An Ontario producer describes the market this way…“demand is extremely good and pricing is through the

The market for Softwood lumber runs the gamut in the Southeast, from “exceedingly good” to “OK” to one firm not buying much Softwood due to

In the Inland West, business in the Softwood markets has been busy and good. An Idaho lumber provider stated that the market for his company

In spite of weather that usually depresses business activity, lumber providers in the Northeast have been very busy lately. “It’s been pretty steady to be

West Coast manufacturers and retailers ended 2020 overall on a suprisingly high note given all of the production issues related to COVID-19, ever-present labor issues,

Two lumber providers in the Midwest judged the markets in their areas to be “strong,” but another source found that the market had “slowed down.”

There is real optimism in the Quebec and Ontario SPF community.  An Ontario wholesaler remarked that “the market is good for everything and everybody.” There

For two firms in the Southeast that offer Softwood lumber, business is great. For another, that exports Softwood lumber to every continent, the market is

In the Inland West, the market is strong, based on reports from each of four lumber providers. A source in Arizona said the market there

The market for Softwood lumber in the Northeast is in positive territory, even being described by one source as “continuing to rage on at an

Sources in the Inland West report that the Softwood lumber market there is strong. One person in Arizona said it is “very strong, very, very

Out of three lumber sources interviewed in the Southeast, two report a beginning of a downturn in the market, and the other reports continued booming

The marketplace for Softwood lumber is strong in the Northeast, but two sources see the massive sales slowing down. In Maine, a lumber provider said

In the past few months the West Coast has experienced a particularly difficult time as manufacturers have had to deal with COVID shut downs, forest

According to an Ontario SPF manufacturer “as far as business is concerned, new business is relatively quiet.  Prices are declining somewhat of course.  Current SPF

By Terry Miller President The Softwood market in the Inland West region is “on fire,” according to a lumber supplier in Idaho. “The species really

By Matthew Fite Staff Writer The Softwood market in the Southeast is doing phenomenally well and breaking records, to judge by comments from lumber suppliers.