“Coming hot off of three years of record lumber demand, western sawmills increased production in the first half of 2000….
“Continuing a trend that led to 1999 being a record year for U.S. lumber use, production at western lumber mills…
Lower lumber prices and increased competition in the market helped to push 1998 western lumber production slightly lower.
“While western lumber production may have declined slightly in 1998, Americas appetite for lumber products continues to grow.”
