I mentioned last week how we may be entering a period of shortage of goods and services required for capital projects. I have seen this happen several times in the past, and for the uninitiated, a story and a couple of comments may be instructive...
In autumn 2017, 6.7 million seedlings from Södra were planted. This represents an increase of 600,000 seedlings compared with autumn planting in 2016, and 1.9 million compared with 2015. In 2017, Södra supplied a total of 36.3 million seedlings.
The Commerce Department announced slightly reduced initial rates Wednesday for producers West Fraser Timber Co. and Canfor Corp., with combined duties of 23.6 percent and 20.5 percent respectively. Duties for Resolute Forest Products Inc. and Tolko Marketing and Sales Ltd. were unchanged.
