US Demand for Softwood Lumber Climbed in Fourth Quarter of 2017

Lumber stacked at Mission Sawmill in Thunder Bay Ontario
THUNDER BAY – The demand for softwood lumber in the United States has remained steady. That demand has provided needed stability to the Northwestern Ontario forest sector of the economy. In North America, British Columbia was the only region which saw a drop in lumber production.
This market has provided the needed stability that in Northwestern Ontario is seeing sawmills re-open.
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP)