"Demand for U.S.-made flooring in Q2 will be limited by lackluster residential construction and pressure from imports, report Hardwood Publishing's analysts in this week's Lumber Report. "New tariffs on Chinese engineered flooring will shift some sourcing to other Asian producers. Long-term, tariffs would only enable U.S. firms to recover a small percentage of domestic market share—47% of which now belongs to Chinese products."

The Southern Yellow Pine market gave a little back this week. We saw prices of most grades and dimensions fall slightly, with #2 leading the way. The volume was also down due to the storms battering the Southeast this week. - Bill Nocerino, Forest2Market