The Fédération des producteurs forestiers du Québec (FPFQ) and the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) are calling for immediate action and fair compensation for Quebec’s forest producers, who are struggling against public forest competition and an ongoing lumber dispute with the U.S. The FPFQ’S president, Gaétan Boudreault, highlighted the unfair market conditions: “Several mills are halting operations due to weakened demand. Meanwhile, the Quebec government continues to allocate substantial volumes of public forest wood at low fees and subsidizes its harvest. This saturates the market, driving down prices and forcing mills to prioritize cheaper public wood, impacting private producers’ income.” UPA president Martin Caron argued that private producers are unfairly caught in the softwood lumber conflict. …The FPFQ and UPA urge Quebec’s Minister of Natural Resources, Maïté Blanchette Vézina, to strengthen residual supply principles, requiring mills to source from private forests before accessing public wood.