The Lumber Tariff Wars Continue with Canada
Trying to keep track of the latest developments in trade between the U.S. and Canada is a daunting task, especially when it comes to lumber. Even as the two countries appear to have stepped back from the ledge when it comes to retaliatory tariffs – at least for now – lumber continues to be in […]
Oregon Joins LA in Recycling Fire-damaged Trees
Over 1.57 million board feet of lumber is being put up for sale by the state’s Bureau of Land Management. Following similar actions from the city of Los Angeles after its devastating wildfires earlier this year, fire-stricken lumber from across 250 public areas in Baker County, southwest of Durkee, is being offered for sale. The […]
Tariffs Finally Hit Canadian Wood Shipments to the U.S.
Everyone’s been waiting to see when the bill would come due for the Trump duties on Canadian Lumber. July was the month. Prices of Canadian lumber coming into the U.S. are as much as 60 percent higher than they were just a year ago as tariffs instituted by the Trump administration are fully taking hold […]
New Legislation Introduced to Support Modernizing Sawmills
Even as the U.S. Congress remains deeply divided, a new bipartisan bill has been introduced into the Senate. The proposed legislation comes from Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Montana Senator Tim Sheehy and is called the “Supporting American Wood and Mill Infrastructure with Loans for Longevity (SAWMILL) Act.” It would support mills around the nation by […]
Four Keys to Success in the Lumber Business
A new report from the Boston Consulting Group identifies a quartet of initiatives for getting ahead in the business. The lumber industry, like many in the country today, is a challenging one given all the complications from global supply chains, domestic construction trends and environmental considerations. So those trying to make a living working in […]
Sumitomo Completes Teal Jones Mill Acquisition
The deal will allow the company to launch its first mass timber manufacturing facility in the U.S. For Tokyo-based Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd, the purchase of Teal Jones Louisiana Holdings LLC gives it the capabilities to produce dimension lumber and other materials for homes and multi-family buildings in addition to being able to get into […]
Lumber Prices Edge Up in May
As inventories issues continue to accumulate the supply chain is causing prices to increase. Madison’s Lumber Reporter said for the week ending May 30, Western Spruce-Pine-Fir was up 1 percent, or $6, to $450 per thousand-board-feet from the week before. Compared to a month ago, it was also up 1 percent. Year-over-year the increase was […]
Trees from the L.A. Fires Are Being Recycled into New Lumber
The devastating fires that hit the Los Angeles metropolitan area earlier this year resulted in 4.5 million tons of debris, but some of it is being salvaged for building materials. Angel City Lumber said it is recycling trees from the Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods fires that destroyed over 16,000 structures and an estimated 40,000 acres […]
Lumber Prices Up in March, but Tariff Concerns Loom
Madison’s Lumber Reporter shows increases in prices at the end of the month, with many holding off on buying pending new trade developments. In the week ending March 28, 2025, Madison’s said the price of 2×4 benchmark softwood lumber Western Spruce-Pine-Fir was $545 MFBM (thousand feet board measure), up $10 or 2 percent from the […]
Lumber Prices Finish 2024 in More Traditional Pattern
Madison’s Lumber Reporter’s year-end review shows a return to less volatile prices, encouraging news for 2025. The noted source for lumber prices says there is a “sureness” for the new year that should be good news for the construction industry which saw widespread volatility over the past several years. In 2024, lumber prices stayed within […]