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Vietnam remained the largest buyer as its share rose 0.3 pp; the U.S. share rose 1.6 pp.

A new production line at the Macon mill is designed to raise annual capacity and log recovery.

Samples from the Millersburg plant's first production panels are being tested at APA's lab in Tacoma, Washington.

New Zealand stayed the largest supplier as its share rose 1.4 pp; Japan had the largest increase, with shipments up 18.1%

Contract signings declined in all four U.S. regions, with the steepest monthly drop in the West.

The Swedish forest owners' association has also signed a logistics partnership.

Single-family permits, a guide to future construction, fell 4% to 845,000.

Beazer shareholders received $33.50 a share in cash.

The Forest Service has sold more than 3 billion board feet of timber this year.

Canadian construction investment, Japanese and Finnish trade data, UK producer prices and quarterly results from forest products and homebuilding companies are also scheduled.

Pending home sales fell 12.7% from a year earlier, close to the lowest level in Redfin records, which begin in 2021.

The week ended close to where it began, after a swing in both directions.

R.P. Lumber plans expanded outside sales presence and continued investment in Green River market

The antidumping part is 6.40% after an offset for export subsidies, and the countervailing, or subsidy, part is 9.37%, up from 3.67% at the preliminary stage.

Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to continue suspending liquidation of entries made on or after May 27, 2026, and to collect cash deposits at the final rate.

Custom cabinet sales rise 12.2%, semi-custom fall 9.0% and stock fall 13.6%, while cabinet quantity drops 11.4%.

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate declined, reaching 6.71% from 6.73% a week earlier.

Final-demand producer prices rise 1.3% month over month and 6.3% year over year.

The order blocks office closures, staff relocations and the planned move of the agency’s headquarters to Salt Lake City while a lawsuit by federal employee unions proceeds.

The preliminary administrative review covers one company and rescinds proceedings for four others, with final cash deposit requirements still pending.

September brought a 4.8-month supply of homes, while prices recorded their 39th consecutive month of year-over-year gains.

United States remained the largest buyer as its share fell 9.1 pp; Thailand's share rose 4.9 pp.

Pulp production preparations begin as wastewater discharge resumes under environmental authority coordination.

Japanese corporate goods prices, Slovenian roundwood purchases, Swedish felling notifications, Chinese producer prices and U.S. import prices are scheduled.

Friday's $14.50 gain was the steepest session of the week, the second straight day of gains.

Local managers, unionized workers and First Nations aim to restart production after the October shutdown.

Construction employment is up 1.3% from a year earlier, wood products down 1.8%

Compared with the previous month, production was up 1.3%.

Utilization is 1.1 points below a year earlier

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate also increased, reaching 6.73% from 6.60% a week earlier.

United States remained Brazil's largest plywood destination as its share rose 3.7 pp; Netherlands shipments grew more than twofold and Dominican Republic shipments fell 3.2%.

Inventories at the same wholesalers rise 0.8% month on month and fall 0.8% year on year

The company identified high input costs, limited labor and housing availability, and sustained declines in pricing as factors behind the decision.

Commerce must exclude Jiangyang Wood and Dehua TB from the hardwood plywood antidumping order and cannot reopen the record to calculate new rates.

The United States remained the largest buyer as its share rose 7.4 pp; Guatemala's purchases rose 19% and Peru's fell 36%.

China stayed the largest destination as its share fell 4.2 pp; Turkey's purchases rose more than twofold and Germany's fell 9.9%.

Compared with the previous month, production was up 2.1%.

United States supplied 56% of Chile's plywood exports, Colombia's shipments rose 82%, and New Zealand's fell 24%.

The Anderson County facility will make processed pine products for building and millwork applications.

The ISM Manufacturing PMI fell to 54.5% from 54.6% in August.

The platform combines standardized forest and harvested wood product carbon data and is planned for a full release in summer 2027.

EU producer prices and Canada sawmill production are due Monday.

Thursday's $9 drop was the steepest session of the week, the second straight day of declines.

Canada became the largest supplier with a 25.0% share by value; the top five countries accounted for 74.5% of import value.

Year to date, wood products shipments were up 0.1% and paper products shipments up 2.0%, against a 7.1% gain for all manufacturing.

Private residential construction spending was at an $882.3 billion seasonally adjusted annual rate in August, up from $872.7 billion in July.

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate also increased, reaching 6.60% from 6.42% a week earlier.

Construction openings were up 17.8% from a year earlier, against a 2.3% rise for all nonfarm industries.

The annual gain followed a 1.6% increase in June, while inflation outpaced nominal home price growth.

The Chinese list covers hardwood and softwood lumber, logs, OSB, fiberboard, plywood and flooring, while tariff reductions still require domestic procedures.

New package includes $200 million revolver and $275 million term loan maturing in 2031.

China manufacturing PMI arrives Wednesday as U.S. construction spending is due Thursday.

Daily closes stayed between $535 and $538 all week.

U.S. hardwood log exports to China reached 380.6 thousand m3 worth $285 million in January-August 2026, exceeding full-year 2025 shipments.

Mill closures have reduced pulpwood outlets, while weak housing and construction activity has reduced demand for hardwood products.

Santiago paper machine produces 250,000 tons annually, integrates recycled paper across Argentina, Peru, and Ecuador.

Closure removes 120,000 tons of annual capacity and affects approximately 90 workers.

Sales of new single-family homes rose to 684,000 in August from 643,000 in July but were 2% below a year earlier.

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate also increased, reaching 6.42% from 6.26% a week earlier.

Net imports rise 26% in July as coated free sheet gains 51%.