by Working Forest | Nov 2, 2020 | Archives
Forest2Market — Last week, southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber prices continued a precipitous drop for the fifth week in a row, marking the single largest weekly change—in both dollars and as a percentage—of 2020. Forest2Market’s composite SYP lumber price for the...
by Working Forest | Nov 2, 2020 | Archives
EDMONTON JOURNAL — Alberta experienced one of its quietest wildfire seasons in recent years as cold, wet weather helped keep any large blazes at bay during 2020. Travis Fairweather, a wildfire information officer with the province, said that this year’s 700...
by Working Forest | Oct 30, 2020 | Archives
Toronto — Ontario’s 2020 wildland fire season officially ends tomorrow, closing a season well below Ontario’s 10-year average in total number of fires and total affected area, but one which posed a new level of risk due to the COVID-19 outbreak for...
by Working Forest | Oct 30, 2020 | Archives
NAHB — After reaching a record high last month, pending home sales cooled in September, ending four straight months of gains. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), reported by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), is a forward-looking indicator based on...
by Working Forest | Oct 30, 2020 | Archives
Dealers responding to FEA’s Weekly Order Survey noted a slight uptick in their Jobsite sales activity. As the calendar moves into November, builders, especially in the northern tier, are rushing to get job sites under roof and prepared for the onset of more winterlike...
