The USDA announced the appointment of six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board for three-year terms beginning January 1st, 2025.
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Brink Group Eager to Purchase Canfor Assets in Fort St. John, Vanderhoof, Houston, and Bear Lake, BC
Brink Group has made a proposal to Canfor to buy its mills and timber harvesting rights in Bear Lake, Vanderhoof, and Fort St. John, BC, Vancouver Is Awesome reported.
Canada Announces Formal Challenges to Latest Increases in US Softwood Lumber Duties
The Canadian government said it will pursue challenges to recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States, The Canadian Press reported.
Georgia-Pacific Modifies Lumber Operations in Camden, TX, and Prosperity, SC
Over the next couple of months, these sites will discontinue lumber production from logs while maintaining plywood core sawing operations, The Lufkin Daily News reported.
Canadian Sawmill Production Declines in June
Canadian lumber production decreased 10.9% month-over-month to 3,988.5 thousand cubic meters in June. Year-over-year, lumber production was 3.3% higher.
Canfor to Close Its Plateau and Fort St. John Sawmills in Northern British Columbia
Canfor announced that following a thorough review of operating conditions, it will be closing its Plateau and Fort St. John operations in northern British Columbia.
Canfor to Reduce Production at Southern US Operations
Canfor announced that it will reduce production at its southern US operations due to persistent weak lumber markets.
PotlatchDeltic Completes Waldo, AR, Sawmill Modernization Project
PotlatchDeltic announced that it has completed the planned downtime at its Waldo, Arkansas, sawmill to tie-in equipment for the modernization and expansion project.
Exports of Southern Pine Lumber Up 20% Year-Over-Year in First Half of 2024
Exports of Southern pine lumber (both treated and untreated) are running 20% ahead of 2023 through the first half of 2024, the USDA and SFPA reported.
Eastern Oregon’s Prairie Wood Products Mill to Resume Operations in September
Elkhorn Media Group reported that the Prairie Wood Products mill in Prairie City, Oregon, is scheduled to reopen in sometime in September.