With North American lumber prices below break-even costs for many ... and sawmills in the U.S. south are making good margins while mills in B.C. and the U.S. Pacific Northwest are getting closer ...

“North American lumber prices bottomed in July and have since been steadily increasing. While weak sawmilling margins are still evident in North America, the market tone is finally changing and ...

The move comes about three months after Besse Forest Products Group of Gladstone shut the company’s two Michigan mills, closed four more in eastern Wisconsin, laid off over 100 workers and ended Besse ...

These are solid results, given the challenging lumber ... prices. Meanwhile, Southern sawlog prices remained relatively stable despite the typical seasonal increase in log supply and measured mill ...

Solid hardwood prices also fluctuate due to demand for lumber outside the flooring industry. “The logs from which solid wood flooring planks are cut are the ... of today’s mill owners.