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Tree Frog Forestry News

December 22, 2025

Category: Special Feature

Sector specific deals fade as Canada and US prepare for trade talks
Friday, December 19, 2025

Sector-specific trade agreements give way to broader negotiations, as Canada and US prepare for mid-January free-trade talks. In related news: Canada invests in Sault Ste. Marie’s port; BC invests to … → Read More
Weyerhaeuser invests in biocarbon plant following pulp-mill closures
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Weyerhaeuser looks to biocarbon plants to utilize its waste fibre—following pulp-mill closures. In related news: Maine’s Woodland Pulp is set to reopen; Domtar’s Crofton mill closure highlights the downside of … → Read More
Ottawa’s new Buy Canadian procurement rules kick in amid trade war
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Steelworkers applaud Ottawa’s new Buy Canadian procurement rules, which kicked in Tuesday. In other Business news: a BC Supreme Court judge signed off on wildly successful auction of Northern Pulp’s … → Read More
Ottawa launches softwood lumber task force aimed at industry competitiveness
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Ottawa launched a softwood lumber task force aimed at ensuring industry competitiveness over the long term. In related news: the Conservatives say the Liberals have lost in on lumber; BC … → Read More
New Brunswick ruling highlights worries about reconciliation in B.C.
Monday, December 15, 2025

New Brunswick Court of Appeal ruling on private forest land highlights worries about aboriginal reconciliation in BC. In other Business news: North Cowichan’s Mayor and (separately), the BC Coastal Forest … → Read More

COFI Statement on Mill Closures in British Columbia, By Kim Haakstad, President & CEO, BC Council of Forest Industries

AAC Determinations – Wrong All This Time? By David Elstone and Jim Girvan, The Spar Tree Group and Industrial Forest Service

Canada-US Softwood Lumber Trade: When Trade Becomes Tactics, By Russ Taylor, Russ Taylor Global

Rigged by Design? How Method and Policy Keep U.S. Lumber Duties High, By Kelly McCloskey, Editor, Tree Frog Forestry News

Markets struggle to see the path ahead as confidence erodes and housing recovery looks unlikely before spring, By Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research

US Duty Calculations on Canadian Lumber Are Flawed, By Alice Palmer, freelance writer, researcher and consultant, Sustainable Forests, Resilient Industry Substack