The reviews will begin March 9, 2026, and will cover 2025 shipments of Canadian softwood lumber and Chinese hardwood plywood and wooden bedroom furniture.
Markets
Price for lumber exported from Brazil increased 5%.
Price for plywood exported from Brazil slipped 1.9%.
Lumber demand stayed weak through most of the quarter, while scheduled maintenance reduced pulp output.
Stud lumber posts larger year-over-year gains than cedar and cypress, while plywood is flat.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to South Korea changed slightly 0.9%.
Imports of lumber to Japan grew only 0.6%.
Lease recalculations add back charges for 2024–2025 as exports weaken and borrowing costs stay high.
Lumber production’s year-on-year decline steepens in the fourth quarter, averaging a 9% drop in October–December versus a 0.34% increase in July–September, and ends the year with output down 8% in November and almost 13% in December.
Non-manufacturing PMI edges up to 49.5 while the composite output index dips to 49.5.
The bill would automatically exempt many homebuilding inputs and set an application process for other exclusions.
Price for wood chips imported to Japan rose 3%.
Price for logs exported from Japan gained 3%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Vietnam to Japan increased slightly 0.2%.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt upped 1.5%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Indonesia gained 4%.
Benchmark index holds steady near prior month level despite slight weekly decline.
Price for wood chips exported from Vietnam to Japan grew 7%.
Commerce issues a preliminary critical-circumstances finding; CBP to collect cash deposits on covered entries starting Monday.
Price for wood pellets imported to Japan rose 4%.