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North American softwood sawmill capacity increased by 1.4 billion board feet in the last year, according to\u00a0Forisk. Most of that increased capacity \u2013 1.1. billion board feet \u2013 was from manufacturing in the U.S. South.<\/em><\/p>\n

In fact, the entire wood products manufacturing sector continues to produce at the highest levels since the Great Recession, according to the\u00a0Federal Reserve Board.<\/p>\n

Many wood products companies have announced significant investments to\u00a0expand the capacity\u00a0of existing mills, however, lead times to get the new equipment remains long. In some cases, machinery is backordered up to 24 months \u2013 potentially extending the usual 12 to 24 months it would take to complete these types of projects. Manufacturing expansion projects are a long-term solution that will support increased capacity, but not until 2022 at best.<\/p>\n

Home demand has only increased during the pandemic and\u00a0builder confidence\u00a0has been above 80 for the last nine months, with a rating of above 50 indicating positive conditions. Homes are going under contract at a\u00a0faster rate\u00a0than they are listed for sale even though\u00a0new home listings are up 19.1 percent\u00a0over last year.\u00a0Permits for single- and multi-family projects were up 25.3 percent and 20.4 percent, respectively. The\u00a0National Association of Home Builders\u00a0reported that the pandemic also drove increased demand for remodeling projects.<\/p>\n

Despite the already high levels of production, and investments from manufacturers to upgrade and expand mill capacity, the unprecedented demand still exceeds the current supply. The most immediate opportunity to address constraints to lumber supply is to focus on transportation and workforce limitations. These challenges were present before the pandemic and have exacerbated the current situation.<\/p>\n

The wood products industry is far from the only\u00a0commodity\u00a0that is experiencing increased demand, nor is it the only industry to face\u00a0worker shortages\u00a0and\u00a0transportation limitations. Addressing these constraints will be the most fruitful endeavor for immediate relief.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

North American softwood sawmill capacity increased by 1.4 billion board feet in the last year, according to\u00a0Forisk. Most of that increased capacity \u2013 1.1. billion board feet \u2013 was from manufacturing in the U.S. South. In fact, the entire wood … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4716,4715],"tags":[3405,3307,3383,3352],"class_list":["post-80786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-trends","category-market-analysis","tag-north-america","tag-production","tag-sawmill","tag-softwood","topic-forestry","topic-industry-prices","topic-sawmilling","area-north-america"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nN. 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