The national index rose 1.5% from a year earlier in June, after a 1.2% annual gain in May.
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Prices for sawlogs, pulpwood and fuelwood all decreased from the first quarter, while delivery timber prices also fell.
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 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.
Sawlog and pulpwood stocks rose in timber balance region 2, while pulp chip stocks increased in all regions.
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.
Canadian softwood lumber producers expect difficult conditions through 2026 as weaker demand, production curtailments and U.S. trade costs pressure operations.
Burned maritime pine could enter pallet, paper, plywood and fuel markets once forest access resumes.
Higher lumber deliveries lifted sales, while high wood and logistics costs and weak chipboard demand reduced earnings.
The company aims to improve profitability, speed up decision-making and consolidate its Nordic supply chain.
Economic uncertainty is delaying equipment orders, while cost savings are reducing customer maintenance activity and Services demand.
Non-residential permits rose 37.5% as institutional projects drove most of the monthly increase.
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%.
Existing U.S. builders posted lower deliveries and prices, while timber manufacturing turned loss-making even as housing volumes rose in Australia and Japan.
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.
Gains in China, Taiwan, Mexico, Pakistan, South Korea and Hong Kong offset only about 4% of the U.S. volume decline.