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Sweden imported 1.4 million m3 in Q2 as Latvia lost 9 percentage points of Sweden's imports.

Price for softwood lumber imported to the U.S. expanded 10%.

15-year rate reaches 6.04%, up 0.06 points weekly and 0.44 points year-over-year.

Private residential spending ran at US$859.0 billion in July, down from US$870.6 billion in June.

Partnership builds on Southeast success with composite decking and railing products.

Georgia timberland owners lose buyers as mill closures cut 3% of U.S. containerboard capacity.

The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage also rose as home prices grew more slowly in many areas.

The modeled expansion would also increase the role of lumber suppliers, with dimension lumber the largest intermediate input.

The national index rose 1.5% from a year earlier in June, after a 1.2% annual gain in May.

Sales of new single-family homes fell to 607,000 in July, from 678,000 in June.

Forest-product shipments weaken as U.S. and Canada move closer to a broader trade conflict.

The benchmark was down 11.3% year on year, while U.S. market import volume rose 1.4% month on month.

The USITC made affirmative injury determinations on hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia and Vietnam, clearing the way for antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage also fell, while both rates remained above year-earlier levels.

The three-day pause gives negotiators time to finalize a broader agreement covering market access and other bilateral trade issues, with Canadian lumber among the products exposed to the planned additional U.S. tariff.

The law also directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development to identify financing barriers for modular housing and study a federal building standard.

The grants fund sawmill reopenings, equipment upgrades, biomass systems and mass timber projects across the state.

The proposal would return decisions on inventoried roadless areas to local national forest managers under existing laws and planning rules.

Single-family starts fell 6.9% year to date, while starts in buildings with five or more units rose 11.9%. The July rate was the second-lowest monthly level of 2026.

The project will test prefabricated structures designed for transport, rapid assembly and cold-weather deployment.

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate declines to 5.96% from 6.01% a week earlier.

The Cherokee County facility will make wood packaging products and is expected to create 136 jobs over five years.

Softwood lumber's annual increase outpaced residential building-material prices excluding energy, which were up 5.0%.

The awards support tree inventories, management plans, planting, maintenance and invasive tree removal across 19 communities.

The companies remain in the China-wide entity, with the rate applying to reviewed entries and future cash deposits.

Digester inspections and pulp machine optimization planned during 15,000 ADMT production reduction.

Warp measurement and moisture controls scheduled for January 2027 commissioning to improve board quality.

Sales declined to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million, while housing inventory fell 1.9% from June.

The Mountain View facility lets homeowners and building professionals test skylights, ventilation systems, shades and home controls and will house the company’s third U.S. contractor training academy.

Brazil’s plywood exports fell 17% overall, while shipments to Mexico rose 58% and exports to the United States declined 23%.

50,000-square-foot plant to extract fibers from hesperaloe plant, creating 50 jobs.

Existing U.S. builders posted lower deliveries and prices, while timber manufacturing turned loss-making even as housing volumes rose in Australia and Japan.

Chris Walton succeeds Interim CEO Steve Zika after 30 years of leadership roles at the company.

Industry curtailments and seasonal demand lift lumber prices, while higher output and lower unit costs improve operations; duty rates remain a risk for the second half.

Subject softwood lumber produced and exported by the companies will face a 1.05% countervailing-duty cash deposit on entries from August 6.

Gains in China, Taiwan, Mexico, Pakistan, South Korea and Hong Kong offset only about 4% of the U.S. volume decline.

The 15-year fixed rate fell to 6.01%, while both loan rates remained above year-ago levels.

Projects in 44 states and Washington, D.C., will expand wood-processing capacity, use forest-management byproducts and reduce wildfire risks.

A full quarter of acquired operations and increased real-estate sales outweighed weaker Southern timber prices.

The firm plans to expand mortgage lending, finance affordable units and add 850 home lending advisers.

Solid Bleached Boxboard leads with 4% gain; operating rates show mixed results.

Second-quarter sales rose despite weaker housing starts, while the company expects affordability pressures, volatile pricing and subdued residential construction to continue influencing operations.

The homebuilder has contracted for homesites in two Bay County communities, with first-phase development anticipated to begin in 2027.

Residential spending declined from May, while nonresidential private construction rose slightly and public construction remained virtually unchanged.

AI data center growth and power grid modernization drive 30% capacity increase across Alabama and Texas sites.

Paperboard volumes rise 8% as company restructures Cypress Bend facility and reduces net debt by $59 million.

North American box volumes grow as company completes Riverdale conversion and NORPAC acquisition.

Higher lumber volumes and western log realizations helped counter transportation, fuel, freight and resin cost pressures.

Lower housing starts, affordability constraints and commodity deflation reduced second-quarter sales, margins and operating leverage.

The 15-year fixed rate also rises to 6.04%, while the 30-year rate remains below its year-earlier level.

Framework outlines policy, investment and financing actions to increase demand for small-diameter wood and residual fiber while supporting forest management and rural economies.

Growth in acquisitions and organic volume lifted revenue, while higher transportation costs reduced profitability and the company maintained its 2026 investment plans.

Chicago posts the strongest annual gain among major metropolitan areas, while Las Vegas records the largest decline and home values continue to fall in real terms.

Branch managed by Andy Witt with 21 years of industry experience.

Company expects Q3 earnings of $2.91 per share as price increases take effect.

Sales increase from May, while homes for sale and median selling prices decline and inventory stands at a 9.3-month supply.

The 15-year fixed rate also increases to 5.96%, while the 30-year rate remains below 6.74% a year earlier.

The funding will support sawmill expansion, new processing equipment and a new sawmill to increase domestic wood processing capacity and timber production.

Mechanical grades drop 28% year-to-date as total inventory rises 1% from May 2026.

The agreement will increase timber production, wood use, fuel treatments and restoration across priority areas in New Mexico.