The reasons for the reduction are log costs and current market conditions.

Lumber

Canfor Corporation to curtail sawmill operations in British Columbia in Q4 2018, production output to reduce 10%


Canfor Corporation will be curtailing sawmill operations in British Columbia (BC) during Q4 2018 due to log supply constraints, log costs and current market conditions, company said in a statement. The curtailment is expected to reduce Canfor’s BC production output by approximately 10% throughout the quarter. 

“We have made the difficult decision to curtail our BC sawmill operations over the fourth quarter due to log supply challenges following another difficult wildfire season, uncompetitive log costs and declining lumber prices,” said Don Kayne, President and Chief
 Executive Officer. “We are working to mitigate impacts on our employees as much as possible.”  

Lumber production will be reduced over the quarter through a decrease in operating days. This will be achieved through immediate short-term curtailments at some facilities, along with extended downtime at Christmas. Canfor has 13 sawmills in Canada, with total annual capacity of approximately 3.8 billion board feet.