Trade Cases Undeniable Success for U.S. Lumber Manufacturing

Maximizing long-term lumber output by U.S. workers to build U.S. homes

The current trade cases against Canada are an undeniable success for domestic production and lumber availability produced by U.S. workers to build U.S. homes. They must remain in place as long as Canadian subsidization and dumping continues. Failure to fully enforce the trade laws would only undermine long-term confidence in expanding U.S. sawmilling capacity and jobs in the American softwood lumber industry. Continued full enforcement of the trade laws is precisely what is needed to bolster the positive trends achieved in increasing domestic softwood lumber production and availability, and to further strengthen domestic supply lines for the U.S. housing market.