The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on a proposal to increase the assessment rate under the Softwood Lumber Checkoff from $0.35 to $0.41 per thousand board feet, or by $0.06 cents. Please see the link to the proposal that was published August 13, 2020, in the Federal Register. The Softwood Lumber Board recommended approval… Read more »
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Craig Webb’s Presentation at SLB August Board Meeting
Craig Webb, president of Webb Analytics, shared his data-driven insights on the latest opportunities and challenges facing the lumber and building materials industries as a result of the coronavirus pandemic at the Softwood Lumber Board’s August board meeting. Click here to access the presentation. Download Craig Webb’s Presentation All information found in the above presentation… Read more »
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Softwood Lumber Board Announces 2019 Results
The year 2019 marked a significant milestone for the SLB’s portfolio of programs. Thanks to the collective impact of the softwood lumber industry’s investments, for the third consecutive year, more than 1 billion board feet of incremental softwood lumber demand was generated. SLB-funded programs generated an additional 224 million board feet over 2018; this 18%… Read more »