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LAKE STATES TRENDS - Continued ing months. The Federation’s recent Legislative Outlook said that President Obama is looking to small businesses to help lead the nation out of recession. In a plan announced recently, President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced ways to make it easier for small business owners to tap into billions of dollars in federal lending aid to fight the credit crunch that has brought business borrowing to a halt. • WEST COAST TRENDS - Continued from page 6 cater to, but overall it’s not going to affect us by much,” he said. “We have participated in some projects and we handle some products that are very green, but even those aren’t moving. It’s just a stagnant market.” As for a recovery, the contact said, “It’s anybody’s guess. Like a rising tide lifts all boats, a falling tide does the same. There is an upside down the road, it’s just hard to determine how far down the road.” When asked about the economic stimulus plan and the possible effect, the contact said if it helped it would take awhile. “The money is G.F. Hardwoods, Inc. “A Company You Can Depend On” 9880 Clay County Hwy. Moss, TN 38575-6332 Contact: 1-800-844-3944 Jimmy Carr - Bobby Collins FAX 1-931-258-3517 Quality Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Species Services Facilities • Red Oak • Poplar • Hard Maple • White Oak • Ash • Cherry • Own Trucks • Cut 4/4 through 8/4 • Grade After Kiln Drying • Computer Tally • 5 Length Separations • 600,000 B.F. Kiln Capacity • 500,000 B.F. Predryer Capacity • Yates American Planer E-mail: gfhardwoods@info-ed.com • Website: www.gfhardwoods.com not getting to the right places. One of the things in the stimulus is $55 million to Mexico to buy television sets. That one’s got me scratching my head,” the source said. According to the Western Hardwood Association’s recent newsletter, focus is beginning to shift from the U.S. Congress to state governments where many of the specific funding decisions will be made. A large portion of the funds is expected to be sent to states as block grants to allow for expedited distribution. Green building provisions are included in the $6 billion to improve federal buildings, which the association says may be an avenue for introducing more Hardwoods as building materials since the final bill did not focus solely on schemes such as LEED. The Hardwood Federation said distribution yards will struggle with falling Hardwood sales again in 2009 due to slow remodeling markets and demand from commercial builders putting additional strain on cabinet, millwork, flooring and stair shops, which previously experienced two years of reduced homebuilding activity. The Federation also said that additional branch closures and layoffs will occur in regions that experienced the highest decrease in home sales, such as California, Phoenix and Las Vegas. FDM magazine recently reported annual sales for the group of FDM 300 companies declined, primarily due to lack of sales in the cabinet and furniture markets. For the group of 300 companies, annual sales were reported at $50.71 billion, 10.7 percent less than the 2007 figure. The FDM 300 is a list of the 300 largest secondary woodworking manufacturers in North America. Included in the 300 are the largest manufacturers of cabinets, furniture, millwork, store fixtures and office and contract furniture. A steep decline in residential furniture and cabinet sales ranked as the two largest factors for the 300 in 2008. Contract and office furniture held their own and many posted increases along with a number of millwork companies. The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association recently reported a 21 percent drop in incoming orders for its members, several have reduced production due to slow sales. According to the association, office and institutional furniture markets will hurt both Hardwood lumber and wood component producers throughout 2009. Concurrent with other Hardwood product manufacturers, furniture producers will seek environmentally-conscious buyers with “green” product offerings. The Hardwood Council views 2009 as an opportunity to showcase the green elements of North American Hardwoods. The council said the message was simple, “Not only are North American Hardwoods nature’s original ‘green’ material, they are also the nation’s most sustainable, renewable and natural resource. • 60 Hardwoods Have Resiliency
SM QUEBEC TRENDS - Continued from page 8 There is limited demand for Red Oak, yet the supply is sufficient to meet this demand, but sales competition is stiff for this species. Red Oak is one species that is produced in most Hardwood areas. Strong markets for low-grade lumber and industrial timbers have provided consistent outlets for sellers during the past several years. However, pressure from economic turbulence and the depressed housing market are also affecting business for flooring, ties, cants, and board road. Contacts report there is limited interest in White Oak, with demand being well below the developing production. Sawmills having Cherry logs didn’t want to cut them without having an order for it. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) quarterly net earnings review, the Canadian forest, paper and packaging (FPP) industry has not been immune to the economic downturn. Aggregate fourth quarter 2008 net earnings of 13 of the largest Canadian FPP companies plummeted to -C$1.3 billion from -C$226 million in Q3 2008 and -C$438 million in Q4 2007. According to the quarterly net earnings review, Western Canadian companies’ net losses increased across the board to -C$641 million in Q4 of 2008 from -C$368 in Q4 of 2007, excluding TimberWest who actually saw improved results in Q4 2008 due to a C$340 million net gain from its fair value adjustment on modification of debt. Eastern Canadian companies saw losses deepen dramatically from -C$106 million in Q4 2007 to -C$954 million in Q4 2008. PwC, the advisory firm, expects more losses in the future. Consumer prices recently showed some surprising signs of life. Prices rose 1.4 percent from a year earlier, driven by higher food and shelter costs, Statistics Canada said in mid-March. That’s higher than the 1.1- percent pace measured at the first of the year, and greater than market expectations for a 1 percent inflation rate for February. Core inflation was 1.9 percent on the year, also higher than economists’ forecasts for 1.1 percent. Core inflation excludes the most volatile prices and which the Bank of Canada watches closely to determine the underlying nature of inflationary pressure. On a month-over-month basis, consumer prices rose 0.7 percent, after contracting 0.3 percent a month earlier. Higher food and transportation costs were the main factors. Core inflation was 0.4 percent on the month, seasonally adjusted, because of a rise in the price of cars. For the year as a whole, inflation was able to reach 1.4 percent mainly because a 5-percent increase in mortgage costs and a 25.8 percent rise in the price of fresh vegetables as well as rising natural gas prices that more than offset cheaper gasoline, fuel and cars, Statscan said. As has been the case for much of the last year, volatile gasoline prices distorted the overall inflation picture. Recently, gasoline was 19.7 percent lower than a year ago, even if it was more expensive than a month earlier. But if gasoline is excluded from the consumer price index, inflation was a strong 2.5 percent year over year. • ONTARIO TRENDS - Continued from page 8 chase over the next two years.” She adds that the current economic environment does not appear to have dampened Canadians’ overall confidence in the housing market. Interest rates are at historic lows and borrowing money is very affordable at this time. A number of leading Canadian economists have observed that Canada’s rising unemployment rate has eroded consumer confidence, and other recent housing forecasts have been less upbeat than the RBC survey. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. projects that, in spite of falling prices, the volume of existing home sales is expected to drop by 14.6 percent in 2009, and then rise by 9.3 percent in 2010. Average home prices are forecast to fall 5.2 percent to $287,900 in 2009. Next year, Please turn to page 70 ALDER IS THE HERO OF THE FOREST. This abundant, Northwest species regenerates naturally, grows quickly and even improves soil conditions for neighboring trees. Prized for its close grain, fine texture and uniform color, our SFI certified Alder is a great choice for environmentally-conscious consumers. At Weyerhaeuser, all of our domestic forests are certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) standard, and our Alder mills are certified to the SFI procurement provisions. For more information, call 866.870.3040 or visit weyerhaeuser.com/hip. NATURE’S GREEN MACHINE. , and Northwest Hardwoods are registered trademarks of Weyerhaeuser. © 2009 Weyerhaeuser Company. All rights reserved. MAY/2009 61 “ THE SFI PROGRAM HAS SHOWN IT IS POSSIBLE TO MANAGE FORESTS WELL AND STILL MEET MARKETPLACE DEMANDS FOR ENVIRONMEN- TALLY SOUND PRODUCTS. ” Larry Selzer, President & CEO The Conservation Fund
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