Tag Archives: exports of softwood lumber

Koskisen to invest in new log yard in connection with sawmill

The wood products company Koskisen will continue to develop Sawmill Industry’s production and has decided to invest in an eight-hectare log yard in connection with the new sawmill in Järvelä. The investment includes a log sorting yard and line with control rooms, as well as a stormwater treatment system. In addition, a new access route […]

Western Forest Products announces temporary production curtailments in British Columbia

Western Forest Products Inc. recently announced plans to temporarily reduce its lumber production over the next month by approximately 19 million board feet due to weak market conditions. The temporary reduction in lumber production will be spread across certain sawmills in the Company’s British Columbia manufacturing platform through the remainder of June and into early […]

Prices for Canadian softwood lumber in U.S. decline 46% in June

In June, Canada’s exports of softwood lumber in the U.S. dipped 3.8% year-on-year to 2,8 million m3. According to Lesprom Analytics, the value of exports declined 48% to $792 million. Average price of softwood lumber decreased 46% to $285 per m3.