Canada

Softwood production -9%

Article by Ulrike Knaus, translated by Susanne Höfler | 04.09.2019 - 10:04

Due to production cutbacks for softwood lumber, Canada saw a production decline of 9% in the H1 compared to the previous year.

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Between January and June, Canada produced 30 million m³ of softwood lumber. In the same period last year, the country still had an output of 33.4 million m³.

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