Sawmills shipped 4.5% less lumber than a year ago.

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Сanada decreases lumber production 12.3% in January

Сanada decreases lumber production 12.3% in January

Image: Sawmill in Ontario, Canada / Depositphotos

In January, lumber production in Canada decreased 12.3% y-o-y to 3811.5 thousand m3. This is 17.4% more than in December 2022, reported Statistics Canada.

Sawmills shipped 3 682.6 thousand m3 of lumber in January, up 9.0% from December and down 4.5% from January 2022.

The average price for the lumber exported from Canada lost 6% in January 2023, compared to the previous month.