LBM Daily Editor

Vida AB, owned 70% by Canfor Corporation, will invest approximately 700 million SEK (US$67 million) at its Bruza Sawmill in Hjältevad, Sweden.  This investment will increase production from 175 million board feet to 240 million board feet. The project includes a new high-capacity planing mill equipped with the latest technology, a new boiler, wood drying
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Toward the end of October, North American softwood lumber prices began their usual annual seasonal drop. Customers, whether retailers or end users, continued to make purchases for immediate needs only, keeping inventories quite lean. Sawmills kept production volumes tight to stay in line with weakening demand as this winter season truly comes on. After the
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Please see the attached CME Daily Bulletin PDF below for more information. LBR CME Bulletin Open Interest 5840 – 96  Volume 538 + 0 = 538 + 1690 EFR’s – No EFP’s – 0 Block Trades were posted LBR Trade Ranges Alex Mead | Risk Management ConsultantO: 816.410.5769 | C: 816.868.0132www.stonex.com | alex.mead@stonex.com1251 NW Briarcliff | Suite 800 |
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British Columbia intends to reduce the export of raw logs harvested in the province by requiring that certain types of lumber from the Interior undergo manufacturing first. A statement from the Forests Ministry says changes to B.C. lumber regulations will require mills to “fully manufacture” lumber from cedar and cypress trees, producing items such as wood veneer,
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