Newsletter

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

Southern Pine lumber shipments in July totaled 1.481 billion board feet (Bbf), 6% below June’s revised shipments of 1.576 Bbf. June was revised upward 1%. July year-to-date shipments totaled 10.644 Bbf or 4% above the same period in 2016, and 10% above the same period in 2015. July 2017 News Release

SFPA’s 2017 Annual Meeting is a GO!  The meeting will be held, as planned, October 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida. The resort withstood the wrath of Hurricane Irma over the weekend, as the storm made landfall just a few miles to the south. The property remains structurally sound, […]

SFPA welcomes Gulf Trading of Mobile, Alabama, as a new Associate member.  Established in 1900, The Stimpson family has been a part of the sawmilling business for over one hundred years. Today, Gulf Trading operates as a global import and export trading company. John Stimpson is the company’s president and will represent Gulf Trading with SFPA. Contact him […]

Southern Pine lumber shipments in April totaled 1.438 billion board feet (Bbf), 9% below March’s revised shipments of 1.588 Bbf. March was revised upward 2%. April year-to-date shipments totaled 5.933 Bbf or 2% above the same period in 2016, and 10% above the same period in 2015. April 2017 News Release

There’s a whole new look to the American Softwoods website, AmericanSoftwoods.com. The new site functions as a comprehensive portal of information about North American softwoods for a wide range of applications. It’s built around a highly visual framework, using extensive photo galleries to illustrate both the performance and the appearance of all species. From the home page, […]