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Southern Pine lumber shipments in February totaled 1.427 billion board feet (Bbf), 1% below January’s revised shipments of 1.440 Bbf. January was revised upward 4%. February year-to-date shipments totaled 2.867 Bbf or 5% above the same period in 2016, and 11% above the same period in 2015. February 2017 News Release

Following 32 years of service to SFPA members, Chief Financial Administrator Vernon Barabino retired yesterday. A native of New Orleans, Vernon came to SFPA to work in the mailroom for one year while he earned his accounting degree attending night school. More than three decades of SFPA record-keeping followed, managing complex accounts for international activities, Expo, […]

Southern Pine lumber shipments in January totaled 1.381 billion board feet (Bbf), 6% above December’s revised shipments of 1.302 Bbf. December was revised upward 1%. January year-to-date shipments totaled 1.381 Bbf or 3% above the same period in 2016, and 3% above the same period in 2015. January 2017 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in November totaled 1.339 billion board feet (Bbf), 7% below October’s revised shipments of 1.434 Bbf. October was revised upward 3%. November year-to-date shipments totaled 15.983 Bbf or 4% above the same period in 2015, and 8% above the same period in 2014. November 2016 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in July totaled 1.390 billion board feet (Bbf), 12% below June’s revised shipments of 1.582 Bbf. June was revised upward 1%. July year-to-date shipments totaled 10.216 Bbf or 5% above the same period in 2015, and 10% above the same period in 2014. July 2016 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in June totaled 1.573 billion board feet (Bbf), 10% above May’s revised shipments of 1.427 Bbf. May was revised upward 8%. June year-to-date shipments totaled 8.807 Bbf or 7% above the same period in 2015, and 12% above the same period in 2014. June 2016 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in April totaled 1.386 billion board feet (Bbf), 5% below March’s revised shipments of 1.458 Bbf. March was revised upward 2%. April year-to-date shipments totaled 5.575 Bbf or 3% above the same period in 2015, and 9% above the same period in 2014. April 2016 News Release

Southern Pine lumber shipments in May totaled 1.313 billion board feet (Bbf), 8% below April’s revised shipments of 1.428 Bbf. April was revised upward 3%. May year-to-date shipments totaled 6.932 Bbf or 3% above the same period in 2015, and 7% above the same period in 2014. May 2016 News Release

Lively discussions this week punctuated the annual meeting of the American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) in Puerto Rico. Within the meeting of the T-2 Committee, efforts to add a new Use Category 3C for critical above ground use did not win the required two-thirds majority.  AWPA had already established the Above Ground Hazard Class Review Task Force for […]

Southern Pine lumber shipments in January totaled 1.299 billion board feet (Bbf), 3% below December’s revised shipments of 1.341 Bbf. December was revised upward 2%. January 2016 shipments are 3% below the same period in 2015, and no change from January 2014 shipments. January 2016 News Release