U.S. moves to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports
Posted: May 25th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsCALGARY – A move by the U.S. Commerce Department to increase preliminary tariffs on softwood lumber imports from Canada, if finalized, will raise producer costs and cut into their profits but is unlikely to affect prices to[...]
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Posted: Apr 9th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsVANCOUVER – Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the long-standing dispute over U.S. duties on softwood lumber, Canada’s ambassador to the United States said Thursday. Kirsten Hillman[...]
Read More about Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassadorBenchmark lumber prices jump to a record US$1,000 despite slowdown in sales volumes
Posted: Feb 18th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsCALGARY – Homebuyers and renovators hoping for a mid-winter price slump are instead being greeted with new all-time record high prices for lumber and oriented strandboard (OSB) building panels. Western SPF (spruce, pine, fir) lumber prices rose to a[...]
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