Bust, boom and crunch

After a decade of turmoil, the Interior sawmill industry finally has markets beckoning for its lumber, only to be faced with a chronic timber-supply shortage.

U.S. recovery and China’s burgeoning demand have pushed lumber prices to a six-year high, good news for mills that have managed to keep running but part of a feast-or-famine scenario and another challenge confronting the sector.

Kamloops Daily News

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