Citing timber supply challenges and soft lumber markets—West Fraser Timber is permanently closing both its 100 Mile House, BC, and Augusta, Georgia, sawmills. In related news: Maine’s Woodland Pulp pauses until January; Interfor (-$216M); Mercer (-81M); and Suzano ($115M) report their Q3 net earnings; Oregon’s Chinook Forest Partners acquires South Coast Lumber; and Appalachian Wood Pellets responds to a fire in West Virginia.

In Wood Product news: Alberta looks to grow the Asian market; BC and Michigan seek to advance mass timber’s prospects; and the UK addresses timber’s fire safety and construction standards. In Forestry/Climate news: Canada’s private land forests demand recognition; Oregon State researchers say wildfire risk is reducing timberland values; the loss of the Roadless Rule could trigger new timber wars; and Brazil’s new forest fund gets a $5B start at COP30. 

Finally, Rigged by design? How method and policy keep US lumber duties high.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor