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Southern Pine Lumber Exports Up Month-Over-Month & Year-Over-Year in April
According to April 2025 data from the USDA and SFPA, Southern Pine lumber exports rose 22.7% year-over-year and 34.8% month-over-month […]
Fire at East Fraser Fiber Sawmill in Quesnel B.C. Causes Extensive Damage
A major fire broke out on June 21, 2025, at the East Fraser Fiber mill in Quesnel, B.C.—a division of […]
Canadian Industrial Product and Raw Materials Price Indices for May
Prices for lumber and other wood products dropped 6.0%, driven largely by an 8.8% drop in softwood lumber prices.
Officials Eye Reopening of Mescalero Tribal Forest Products Sawmill in New Mexico
The long-shuttered Mescalero Tribal Forest Products sawmill may soon reopen in New Mexico, local officials told Ruidoso News.
Sierra Pacific Industries Plans Upgrades to Its Eugene, OR, Sawmill
Sierra Pacific will begin a multi-million-dollar upgrade to its sawmill in Eugene, OR, this summer, with construction expected to be completed by fall 2028, The Register-Guard reported.
Sale of San Group’s British Columbia Assets Awaits Court Approval
The major assets of San Group are under contract to be sold, pending court approval, the Times Colonist reported.
Western Forest Products to Reduce Production and Staffing at Its Chemainus, BC, Sawmill
Citing a shortage of viable logs, Western Forest Products is reducing production and staffing at its Chemainus Sawmill starting this month, My Coast Now reported.
Arbec Forest Products Shutting Down Indefinitely
Arbec Forest Products, the manufacturing division of Groupe Rémabec, said it is shutting down indefinitely, leading to more than 1,000 immediate job cuts.
Canadian Sawmill Production and Shipments Climb in March
Canadian lumber production increased 17.3% to 4,325.9 thousand cubic meters in March. Year-over-year, lumber production was down 1.6%.