Sawmills in all producing regions reported rising timber and log prices. “There is no economic sense to timber prices,” said one mill owner in the Upper Midwest. Another in the Carolinas said log ...

Worldwide demand for North American hardwoods climbed faster than supply in October. Many concentration yards were low on both kiln-dried lumber to sell and green lumber to put in dry kilns. The sales ...

Lumber prices that have dropped more than 20% over the past month are prompting one of North America's largest producers to throttle back output by 12%. Interfor said Thursday that it would reduce ...