A U.S. trade panel on Thursday unanimously ruled to uphold hefty duties on Canada’s softwood lumber industry saying the U.S. industry has been harmed by unfair practices. …”The evidence presented to the ITC was clear — the massive subsidies that the Canadian government provides to its lumber industry and the dumping of lumber products into the U.S. market by Canadian companies cause real harm to U.S. producers and workers,” said Jason Brochu, U.S. Lumber’s co-chairman in a statement. …U.S. home builders, who are in disagreement with the lumber industry over the softwood issue, said they were disappointed by the ruling and “believe this is a protectionist measure designed to safeguard the interests of major domestic lumber producers at the expense of American consumers.” NAHB estimates that the tariffs will increase the price of an average single-family home built in 2018 by $1,360.