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Week At A Glance

War, trade tensions push mortgage rates higher, cloud housing outlook
Friday, March 27, 2026

US mortgage rates climbed to a 6-month high as war-related inflation and trade tensions weigh on housing markets. In related news: Ontario’s budget retains housing sector incentives; an Alberta bill … → Read More
Iran conflict drives fuel and freight costs higher, squeezing global forest sector supply chains
Thursday, March 26, 2026

The Iran conflict is driving fuel and freight costs higher, squeezing global forest sector supply chains. In other Business news: a retired New Brunswick judge says only one of the … → Read More
Domtar to idle East Alabama fluff pulp mill, affecting 285 jobs
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Domtar announced it will idle operations at its Coosa Pines, Alabama, fluff pulp mill in May. In related news: West Fraser seeks tax break for McDavid sawmill expansion in Florida; … → Read More
US invests $115M in eight states to expand timber production
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

The US is investing $115 million to expand timber production. In related news: the US Lumber Coalition says imports from Canada are being replaced by domestic production; Canadian industries struggle … → Read More
Climate warnings grow louder as record heat and impacts mount
Monday, March 23, 2026

A new UN report may feel familiar, but unprecedented March heat and visible forest losses across the US underscore that climate change is real. In Wildfire news: insurers push Canada … → Read More

The U.S. tariff regime is far from over despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, by Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research

The World’s Wildcard Lynchpin – Trying to make sense of a Trump-led US as a global actor, by Robert Mckellar, Principal, Harmattan Risk

For Most Forest Products The First Half Of 2026 Will Look A Lot Like 2025: ERA Forest Products Research, by Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research

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