A full-meal deal of Business stories in today’s news. The headlines include:
- US home building surged to an 11-year high but permits drop
- Tariffs score one over builder sentiment in lumber trade conflict
- Free trade only works when fair trade is enforced [on Canadian lumber]
- Cedar shakes and shingles makers cut output, shut down mills over US tariffs
- US housing starts jumped 5 percent in May off Midwest building
- Skyrocketing prices, demand for new homes signal uptick in Maine
In Forestry news: Bruce Blackwell says Kelowna still faces grave fire risk; the emerald ash borer is causing havoc in Saskatoon and Fredericton; and the BC government is accused of trickery in old-growth forest math.
Finally, jaguars thrive in lightly logging logged forests; and a global sting against the illegal trade results in the seizure of thousands of tons of timber and wildlife.
–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor