U.S. Lumber Coalition Upset over Canadian Export Policy
Recent log export policy changes in British Columbia will give B.C. lumber mills an unfair advantage in the U.S. market, a U.S. lumber producers alliance said Feb. 26. In a press release, the U.S. Lumber Coalition said it was "seriously…
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concerned" about the recent changes, set to take effect March 1, especially a 20 percent increase in the "fee in lieu of domestic manufacturing." This increase appears to be inconsistent with the 2006 U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement, the group said.