U.S. lumber production through November down 23.0%

Feb 05, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. U.S. lumber production through November totaled 21.205 billion board feet, down 23.0% from the January-November 2008 figure, according to the Western Wood Products Association, as Random Lengths informed Lesprom Network. Through the first 11 months last year, production in the West declined 22.3% compared to the same period of 2008; production in the South fell 23.7% during the same period. Nationwide, November 2009 production totaled 1.620 billion feet, down 16.6% from the November 2008 total and off 18.9% from October 2009.