Strong demand from upholstered furniture plants keep frame stock prices firm. Chinese buyers are back in the market and wholesalers expect kiln-dried lumber supplies to be tight.
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.
Columbia Forest Products announces the launch of a brand new stock stain program, StainSelect, a selection of 10 popular stain colors, available exclusively from its Trumann, AR mill.
Expanding residential flooring sales in North America and exploding Chinese consumer demand for American oak in flooring and other furnishings will drive additional red oak price increases.