Economic Environment - A Comparison of Global Lumber Manufacturing Cost

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Economic Environment - A Comparison of Global Lumber Manufacturing Cost

  • The U.S. lumber producers are in general the high cost producers when compared to their foreign counterparts.
  • The softwood lumber tariff creates a two-tiered lumber market that allows Canadian component manufacturers to buy lumber cheaper than their U.S. counterparts, creating a competitive advantage when shipping to the U.S.
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2005 May
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