Category: Business Trends

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.

By Sue Putnam Editorial Director The Softwood market in the Northeast is in a frenzy, according to a sawmill contact in New Hampshire. “I never

By Zach Miller At the time of this writing lumber prices were hitting record levels while simultaneously western production has slipped compared to the first

By Richard Lipman Guest Writer As the summer rolled on, one Quebec manufacturer said, “Eastern SPF prices have skyrocketed.  It is over 25 years that

At the time of this writing the Random Lengths lumber composite prices have rallied to a 2020 high, in what can only be described as

Demand for Softwood lumber is generally robust and inventories are very low in the Midwest, according to lumber suppliers. “The biggest issue is not having

Activity has certainly improved over the last little while in the SPF business. One Ontario manufacturer remarked, “We have had one hell of a run.

Happy days are here again in the Southeast, where lumber sources report robust demand for their Softwood products. The market has been “pretty crazy” in

The Softwood market appears strong throughout the Inland West, according to lumber sources who are staying busy. In Idaho, a lumber contact attributed the strong

In the Northeast region, the market in Vermont is running “hot and cold,” a lumber source said, explaining, “Some products are moving really well, mainly