Lumber production by Canadian sawmills increased 2.3% from May to 5 896.7 thousand cubic metres in June. Compared with June 2015, lumber production was up 5%, as Statistics Canada said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
Sawmills shipped 6 044.4 thousand cubic metres of lumber in June, up 4.4% from May. Shipments rose 4.1% compared with June 2015.