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| 433 Million Board Feet of Northeastern Lumber Shipped | 2010-09-01 |
A total of 433 million board feet of lumber has been reported shipped by NELMA’s lumber manufacturing members this year, according to data reported to the Association through July. This total includes roughly 230 million board feet of Dimension lumber and 203 million board feet of Eastern White Pine. While the 2010 overall figures outpace 2009’s shipments for the same 7 months by 51%, the total is 6% below 2008. Further analysis shows Dimension lumber shipments up 51% compared with 2009, but down 10% from 2008. This reflects the closure of a few Association mills within this species classification in 2009, but most re-opened in 2010. Eastern White Pine shipments are up a modest 22% over 2009, and remain on-par with data reported in 2008 (0.5% increase). The 3-year comparison graphs for both Dimension and Eastern White PIne are included below:
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Founded in 1933, the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturer's Association (NELMA) is one of seven lumber rules writing agencies in the U.S. accredited by the American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC) to write grade rules that are certified as conforming to the American Softwood Lumber Standard PS20. NELMA is the official author and administrator of the grading rules for Eastern White Pine, in particular.
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