During the first quarter of 2018, there were substantial increases in wood costs for pulpmills in Western US and Canada, while wood fiber prices fell to record lows in Eastern Canada.  Price movements for wood fiber throughout North America were mixed in the 1Q/18 with substantial increases seen in the Western US and Western Canada, while prices for softwood chips fell substantially in Eastern Canada, according to the latest issue of the North American Wood Fiber Review (NAWFR).  The only region where wood prices remained practically unchanged was in the US South, where the pulp ...