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Southern Pine lumber shipments in April totaled 1.636 billion board feet (Bbf), 6% above March’s revised shipments of 1.548 Bbf.  March was revised upward 2%.  April’s year-to-date shipments totaled 6.134 Bbf, 2% above the same period in 2017, and 6% above the same period in 2016. April 2018 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in June totaled 1.603 billion board feet (Bbf), 9% below May’s revised shipments of 1.756 Bbf.  May was revised upward 1%. June year-to-date shipments totaled 9.504 Bbf, 3% above the same period in 2017, and 8% above the same period in 2016. June 2018 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in March totaled 1.516 billion board feet (Bbf), 5% above February’s revised shipments of 1.440 Bbf.  February was revised upward 6%.  March’s year-to-date shipments totaled 4.466 Bbf, 1% below the same period in 2017, and 4% above the same period in 2016. March 2018 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in February totaled 1.427 billion board feet (Bbf), 5% below January’s revised shipments of 1.507 Bbf.  January was revised upward 1%.  February year-to-date shipments totaled 2.934 Bbf, just slightly above the same period in 2017, and 7% above the same period in 2016. February 2018 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in January totaled 1.490 billion board feet (Bbf), 13% above December’s revised shipments of 1.321 Bbf.  January shipments are 3% above the same period in 2017, and 12% above the same period in 2016. January Shipments – News Release

Some 200 registered attendees convened in Atlanta last week for the 2018 SFPA/SLMA Spring Meeting & Expo.  The meeting kicked off with a welcome reception and dinner at the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday night. The agenda featured meetings of both boards of directors, as well as industry updates covering tax reform plus issues related […]

Southern Pine lumber shipments in October totaled 1.620 billion board feet (Bbf), 9% above September’s revised shipments of 1.483 Bbf. September was revised upward 1%. October year-to-date shipments totaled 15.439 Bbf or 5% above the same period in 2016, and 9% above the same period in 2015. October 2017 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in September totaled 1.464 billion board feet (Bbf), 7% below August’s revised shipments of 1.580 Bbf. August was revised upward 3%. September year-to-date shipments totaled 13.700 Bbf or 4% above the same period in 2016, and 8% above the same period in 2015. September 2017 News Release

SFPA welcomes Conifex El Dorado, Inc. of El Dorado, Arkansas, as a new Lumber Manufacturer member.  Established in 2008, Conifex manufactures softwood lumber products primarily for North American and Asian markets. To further diversify the company’s product and geographic reach, Conifex has upgraded and restarted an idled sawmill complex in El Dorado, with an estimated annual capacity […]

Southern Pine lumber shipments in October totaled 1.397 billion board feet (Bbf), 3% below September’s revised shipments of 1.446 Bbf. September was revised upward 3%. October year-to-date shipments totaled 14.607 Bbf or 3% above the same period in 2015, and 7% above the same period in 2014. October 2016 News Release