Softwood showdown: Canada touts superior lumber quality as U.S. escalates trade battle [Globe and Mail, The (Toronto, Canada)]
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd Common stock (WFG)
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Source: Globe and Mail, The
As the cross-border trade war escalates, Canada’s softwood lumber industry has an advantage on its side that no tariff can completely erase – its product is objectively better than much of the timber harvested from U.S. forests. Softwood supplies, especially from British Columbia and Alberta, are widely viewed as more desirable for wood framing because the growth rings are tighter than those found in lumber in the U.S. South. It takes 70 to 100 years before spruce, pine and fir (SPF) trees are considered ripe for harvesting in the B.C. Interior. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. WFG-T -0.25% decrease, Canada’s largest softwood company, produces SPF lumber at its sawmill in the town of Smithers and other locations. In the milder climate of the U.S. South, the gro
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- Investing in West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) five years ago would have delivered you a 328% gain [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- B.C. lumber producers face challenges to gain greater access to timber amid tariffs [Globe and Mail, The (Toronto, Canada)]Globe and Mail, The
- US Import Taxes of More Than 50% May ‘Ravage' Canadian Lumber [BNN Bloomberg (Canada)]BNN Bloomberg
- US Import Taxes of More Than 50% May ‘Ravage' Canadian Lumber [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- US Import Taxes of More Than 50% May ‘Ravage' Canadian Lumber [Yahoo! Finance Canada]Yahoo! Finance Canada
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Sec Filings
- 3/14/25 - Form 6-K
- 2/27/25 - Form 6-K
- 2/12/25 - Form 40-F
- WFG's page on the SEC website