Lumber production in Canada fell 6.6% in February from January, with sawmills producing 5,429.2 thousand cubic metres of lumber. Production was 3.5% lower than in February 2016.

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Canadian lumber production decreased by 3.5% in February

Lumber production in Canada fell 6.6% in February from January, with sawmills producing 5,429.2 thousand cubic metres of lumber. Production was 3.5% lower than in February 2016, as Statistics Canada said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

In February 2017, sawmills shipped 5,119.2 thousand cubic metres of lumber, down 6.1% from January and 8.1% lower than in February 2016.