Daniels takes the permanent leadership role after serving as interim head of the wood products business since March 2026.
Lumber
High raw-material costs and weak pulp, timber and construction markets continued to pressure prices and profitability.
Price for lumber exported from Finland to Algeria declined only 0.5%.
Price for lumber exported from Finland rose 1.3%.
Price for lumber exported from Sweden lost 11%.
Price for lumber exported from the EU to MENA dipped 3%.
Price for lumber imported to the UK lost 26%.
Softwood lumber prices were up 6.2% year over year, while final-demand producer prices were up 5.5% from a year earlier.
Exports of lumber from Norway dipped 2%.
Projects cover wood exports, biocarbon, cellulose nanocrystals, engineered wood production, sawmilling and Indigenous forest management.
Wholesale hardwood sawmill plans expansion and storage on 201-acre property.
Index gains $23 since June 2026 while holding steady with weekly $2 increase
Price for lumber exported from Chile rose 1.6%.
Andrew Leighton joins from FWPA with 20 years of senior executive experience across forest products and manufacturing sectors.
Price for lumber exported from Germany to the U.S. lost 11%.
Compared with the previous month, production was up 1.4%.
Price for lumber exported from Sweden to the U.S. increased 24%.
Index gains $24 from one month ago with 5% increase since early June.
Price for lumber exported from Canada rose 1.7%.
Price for softwood lumber exported from Canada to the U.S. rose 1.0%.