Southeast Alaskans predict tariff’s effects on timber market

A timber sale sign is posted in the Tongass National Forest on Prince of Wales island. (KRBD file photo)
The Trump administration announced this week it is planning to impose a tariff of up to 24 percent on softwood lumber imported to the U.S. from Canada. It’s uncertain what this will mean for the timber industry in Southeast Alaska.
Ketchikan-based Alcan Forest Products has operations in the United States and Canada. Partner Brian Brown says the tariff will raise the price of lumber. Whi