Major B.C. companies like Canfor and West Fraser now operate more sawmills in the United States than they do in Canada, thanks in part to duties slapped on Canadian softwood under successive U.S.
The US hiked import duties on Canadian softwood lumber by almost 81% in August ... industry of dumping low-priced wood into the country and argued that government fees Canadian loggers pay ...
Tariffs on lumber coming from Canada into the US are expected to increase this summer, so Canadian mills are keeping maintaining production before that happens. "There's so much wood," Jannke said.
To get a sense of the potential impact of Donald Trump’s plans for sweeping tariffs, look no further than the Canada-U.S. softwood dispute. With Mr. Trump’s election victory and his looming ...