A full quarter of acquired operations and increased real-estate sales outweighed weaker Southern timber prices.
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Price for lumber exported from the U.S. to Mexico changed only 0.0%.
Price for lumber exported from Germany to the U.S. slid 2%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to the U.S. decreased slightly 0.4%.
Exports of lumber from Canada decreased slightly 0.3%.
Sawmill processes over 1 million m3 of roundwood annually with Euro 150 million revenue.
Second-quarter sales rose despite weaker housing starts, while the company expects affordability pressures, volatile pricing and subdued residential construction to continue influencing operations.
Index gains $13 from one month ago while holding flat year-over-year at $556.
Wood product producer prices were 1.7% higher year over year.
Higher lumber volumes and western log realizations helped counter transportation, fuel, freight and resin cost pressures.
Price for lumber imported to Japan slipped 4%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to Japan slipped 2%.
Price for lumber imported to MENA slid 3%.
Price for lumber imported to Egypt slipped 3%.
Higher lumber prices improved second-quarter operations, while weak pulp demand, elevated inventories and lower pricing increased losses and contributed to mill closures.
The company maintains lumber and panel shipment targets while continuing sawmill optimization, production improvements and capacity consolidation.
Growth in acquisitions and organic volume lifted revenue, while higher transportation costs reduced profitability and the company maintained its 2026 investment plans.
Price for lumber exported from Finland to China upped 1.8%.
The closure will end production at the Fox Creek facility after weak lumber markets, U.S. softwood lumber duties and tariffs, wildfire-related fibre constraints, and the end of Alberta's mountain pine beetle strategy reduced the mill's long-term viability.
Index rises $16 from one month ago with 3% gain since June 2026.