The Softwood Forest Products Buyer - July/August 2024
The latest softwood industry news is in the Softwood Forest Products Buyer! In the July/August 2024 issue, read stories about WRCLA's 70th anniversary, the NAWLA regional meeting, WWPA's 2024 annual meeting and much more.
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Midwest Business Trends<br />
By Paul Miller Jr.<br />
Vice President<br />
Lumber sources that we spoke with in the Midwest<br />
region were a bit of a mixed bag as to how their markets<br />
were, with only one source stating that his sales have<br />
remained stable.<br />
A lumber supplier in Missouri said that his marketplace<br />
is slow at the time of this writing. “<strong>The</strong> housing<br />
market has slowed down, and while we don’t sell a lot into<br />
the housing market, we do sell to the remanufacturers and<br />
end-use manufacturers that sell into it.” He added that his sales are worse than<br />
they were six months ago, when asked.<br />
His company offers Spruce-Pine-Fir and Southern Yellow Pine in all grades and<br />
thicknesses.<br />
He noted that the manufacturers and the end-use manufacturers that he sells to<br />
have noticed that their sales have also slowed down.<br />
In Texas a lumber spokeswoman said that her market is slow. “Our sales are<br />
slow right now due to the high interest rates and the general state of the economy,”<br />
Bert and Bud Vaagen founded Vaagen<br />
Brothers lumber in the early 1950’s.<br />
Today, the company continues as a<br />
closely held corporation owned by<br />
members of the Vaagen family. This<br />
continuity of management, vision, and<br />
leadership has helped guide the<br />
company for more than half a century.<br />
Creating a culture of innovation,<br />
integrity, and cooperation that’s<br />
fueled Vaagen’s advancement, evolution<br />
and growth over the years.<br />
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WHAT’S NEW?<br />
West Coast Business Trends<br />
By Zach Miller<br />
At the time of this writing, West Coast producers are<br />
struggling with high log costs and lack of high-grade fiber.<br />
Labor seems to always be an issue and framing prices<br />
currently remain flat, however there are some bright spots.<br />
West Coast producers are chugging along and looking<br />
forward to a busier second half of the year, this is what a<br />
few of them had to say:<br />
Dean Garofano of Delta <strong>Forest</strong>ry Group, Pitt Meadows,<br />
BC, said, "Overall, the demand this spring improved<br />
from the early part of the year but not as strongly as some anticipated. Distributors<br />
are reporting an average take away for the most part while box stores seem<br />
to be a little busier with their core items. <strong>The</strong> resistance of reducing interest rates<br />
in both Canada and the USA is a big factor; as builders, prospective home buyers<br />
and those thinking of remodeling continue to move cautiously.”<br />
Garofano continued, "Meanwhile at the mill level, the demand feels stronger<br />
than it actually is, due to the supply issues impacting British Columbia. We at<br />
Delta <strong>Forest</strong>ry Group have been busy most of the year working hard to try and<br />
catch up to our order file. Log supply<br />
has been challenging not only<br />
in Cedar but also Hemlock which<br />
is something new. Some good<br />
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of rainy cool weather in late May<br />
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much-anticipated early fire season.<br />
This will help to keep logging<br />
going throughout the summer<br />
months. BC forestry has had a significant<br />
number of policy changes<br />
in the past few years, with little to<br />
no industry consultation, which<br />
has resulted in the BC harvest<br />
level being down to less than 60<br />
percent from the allowable cut.<br />
Fiber supply remains the single<br />
biggest issue for manufacturers in<br />
British Columbia.”<br />
Garofano finished with this,<br />
“A recent grass roots campaign<br />
called <strong>Forest</strong>ry Works For BC<br />
was launched in May to promote<br />
the benefits of a strong BC forest<br />
sector. <strong>The</strong> campaign is focused<br />
on working with government and<br />
leaders across British Columbia<br />
on strategies to ensure BC’s forest<br />
sector is sustainable and thriving.”<br />
John McDowell of Oregon<br />
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