Lumber Production: US & Canada
August 2016U.S lumber production through May totaled 13.450 billion board feet, a 2.5% increase from the January-May 2015 total according to the Western Wood Products Association. The South had the highest increase in production, up 3.0% over the same time frame in 2015.
In Canada, lumber production in May totaled of 2.378 billion board feet, a 9% increase above the May 2015 number. The year-to-date output is 9% ahead of the 2015 year-to-date pace. Quebec had the highest increase in production with a 16% increase over last year’s pace.