Even when lumber prices dropped to around $500–$600 per MBF in 2023, stumpage prices stayed stable ... can generate economic ...

“This accidental discovery really gave a critical data point,” said Ning Zeng, a University of Maryland climate scientist whose team unearthed the ancient chunk of wood. “It’s a single ...

He and his colleagues were digging a trench in the Canadian province of Quebec, one that they planned to fill with 35 metric tons of wood, cover with clay soil, and let sit for nine years.

After hitting a three-year high of 59.7 million board feet in May, exports hit a five-month low. Softwood lumber imports in July were down 1% from the same period in 2023 and 5% below June’s levels, ...