Author: kkosman

  • Lumber Production and Sawmill Utilization AUG, Lumber Prices, NOV: 2021

    North America softwood lumber production volumes and sawmill capacity utilization rates released by Western Wood Products Association (www.wwpa.org) show: For January to August 2021 softwood lumber production in the US improved by +3.3% from the first eight months of 2020. US lumber production volumes were 22,341 mmfbm. Looking at the month of August against July…

  • Benchmark Lumber Prices Crest Just Over Levels of One Year Ago

    As this unusual year slowly wound toward a close, there were some developments which will only add more confusion and uncertainty to the construction framing solid wood marketplace. One, which is well-known, is the looming increase — to almost double what it has been since November 2020 — of the Softwood Lumber Duty on Canadian…

  • US Housing Starts AUGUST & Softwood Lumber Prices SEPTEMBER: 2021

    After falling by -7% in July, US total housing starts for August 2021 increased by +4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.615 million. For August 2021, total residential starts in the US shot up by +12.3% from the same month one year ago, when it was 1.416 million. Improving further over gains throughout…

  • Railcar Loadings, Lumber Production, and Sawmill Capacity Rates (video)

    North America softwood lumber production volumes and sawmill capacity utilization rates released by Western Wood Products Association (www.wwpa.org) show: US lumber production for Jan – May 2021 up +5.9% compared to the first five months of 2020. Canada lumber production for up +15.3% compared to one year ago. British Columbia lumber production up +24% in…

  • US New Home Sales, Prices April and Lumber Prices May: 2021 (video)

    Sales of new single-family houses in the US for April 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 863,000. This is down -6% from the revised March 2021 rate of 917,000 and again up an amazing +48% compared to the April 2020 rate, which was at a revised rate of 582,000. SUBSCRIBE to the…