Softwood Duties Decision Expected
Prince George, B.C. – The duties Canadian softwood lumber companies will be expected to pay for shipments to the U.S. will be decided today.
While the decision on how much those companies will have to pay is expected to be made before the end of today, the details are not expected to filter to this side of the border until some time tomorrow.
The duties are in reaction to the allegations by the U.S. lumber lobby group that Canadian wood is subsidized. The allegation has been made in the past, and Canada has successfully defended its case disproving the allegation.
Those from Canada working on this case have been trying to get the message out to American consumers that it is the consumers who will be hurt by this trade action as it will drive up the cost of construction.
There is still no sign of any formal talks to resolve the Softwood Lumber Agreement.
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And how many years has it been now….. or should I say decades.
When Christy Clark was here on the weekend did anyone ask her why her party has accepted $241k in donations from Weyerhauser, the largest lumber company in the US and the largest contributing member of the US Lumber lobby group?
She was also over the moon that trump won , cause now will get a permanent deal on soft wood , she said . It’s a twenty percent tariff on our wood . Way to go Christy ! Way to go righties ! Are you happy now seemud?
Sell the lumber to China, I am sure they will buy all we can supply.
Let Trump live in a cave.
Yes, they will, and pay about 50% of what the US pays.
Russia is exporting more lumber to China so they need less Canadian Lumber.
Most of the lumber exported to China is 4th grade or worse, and is used for concrete forming. China builds housing out of cement not lumber.
If your counting on China to pay top dollar for prime lumber from Canada you better head for the unemployment insurance office because thats whats coming next.
round and round and round we go!
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