Dec 06, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. U.S. lumber production totaled 23.718 billion board feet through September, up 4.9% from the January-September 2013 total, according to the Western Wood Products Association's "Lumber Track" publication.

Production through September in the West was up 4.6% vs. the same period last year; southern lumber output rose 5.2% in the same time frame.

Nationwide, September production was 2.618 billion feet, down 1.9% from August but 5.2% ahead of the September 2013 figure.