Lumber Supply News http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends RSS Feed for Lumber Pricing & Supply - Wood en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:47 GMT Hardwood Demand Growth to Slow in Second Half http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Hardwood-Demand-Growth-to-Slow-in-Second-Half-211999841.html Hardwood lumber demand remains strong but growth is expected to slow in second half due to decline in remodeling projections and residential construction. Canada's Hardwoods Distribution Acquires Olam Wood in U.S. http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Canadas-Hardwoods-Distribution-Acquires-Olam-Wood-in-US-210104861.html Hardwoods Distribution Inc. acquired assets of Olam Wood Products, a Leland, NC importer of tropical lumber products. Hardwoods paid $2.8 million; Olam has $4 million in sales. Hardwood Exports Taper Off with Price Increases http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Hardwood-Exports-Taper-Off-With-Price-Increases--210076481.html U.S. hardwood lumber export demand tapered off in May due to higher prices for red oak, white oak and poplar. Sawlog Prices See Biggest Increase Since 2011 http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Sawlog-Prices-See-Biggest-Increase-Since-2011-209536161.html The Wood Resource Quarterly report of the Global Forest Industry in the first Quarter 2013 reports sawlog prices were up in practically all regions covered by the WRQ in the first Quarter of 2013, the biggest quarter-to-quarter increase since early 2011. Advantage Lumber Adds CNC Moulders, Launches Wood Decking Inc http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Advantage-Lumber-Adds-CNC-Grows-by--50000-Square-Feet-208944131.html Advantage Lumber has launched Wood Decking Inc., adding multiple CNC moulders and milling equipment to produce moulding, tongue and groove, and wood products in a 50,000-square foot manufacturing and distribution facility near Los Angeles. Advantage Lumber Expands by 50,000 Square Feet http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Advantage-Lumber-Expands-by-50000-Square-Feet-208941971.html AdvantageLumber.com is opening a 50,000-square foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Los Angeles (Santa Fe Springs), California. Maple Prices to Rise as Supplies Lag Demand http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Maple-Prices-to-Rise-as-Supplies-Lag-Demand-208810881.html Cabinet, furniture and component manufacturers will buy more unselected soft maple for use in painted and darkly stained products, which continue to grow in popularity. Idaho Timber To Reopen Sawmill, Investing $3.5 Million http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Idaho-Timber-Reopens-Sawmill-Invests-3-Million-Dollars.html Idaho Timber, Boise, acquired and will reopen Hood Industries' shuttered sawmill in Coushatta, LA. Following a $3.5 million investment, the sawmill will produce dimension lumber and other timber products from southern yellow pine. Idaho Timber Announces Plans to Reopen Sawmill in Coushatta http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/Idaho-Timber-Announces-Plans-to-Reopen-Sawmill-in-Coushatta-208085221.html Project in Red River Parish will create 90 new jobs and result in 289 new indirect jobs More Hardwood Price Upticks Expected This Summer http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/lumber-data-trends/More-Hardwood-Price-Upticks-Expected-This-Summer-207864881.html Hardwood lumber will see additional price increases in the months ahead, as the uptick in supply anticipated by this time may not show up until August.