Sentences with phrase «of lumber exports»

Indeed, Canada is already bracing for another volley of duties on billions of dollars worth of lumber exports — an industry that has enjoyed only brief interludes of free trade since the late 1980s.

Not exact matches

The Asian giant may still accounts for only 15 % of the province's lumber exports, but exports to China are up 71 % in just one year, and many believe it's only a matter of time before China, and not the U.S., becomes B.C.'s largest forestry customer.

Thirsk's involvement ended when he returned to Earth last December, but he hoped the experiment might eventually help improve the quality of Canada's exported lumber.

Instead, we have incorporated an extra degree of caution in our forecast for exports relative to our January forecast, including the potential implications of the softwood lumber dispute.

It raised the penalty for exporting lumber to the U.S. from a combined rate of 10.8 per cent to 15 per cent; it also hit Canada with the so - called «surge mechanism,» designed to discourage investment in Canadian sawmills.

Canadian lumber exports have become an increasing source of tension between the United States and Canada.

Despite the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to hit all other Canadian producers with countervailing duties of 19.88 per cent starting this year, many industry insiders and political leaders are hopeful Atlantic Canadian companies can be exempted from tariffs on softwood lumber exports to the United States.

A key element in this shift is China; the value of Chinese exports to Canada tripled over this period and Canadian exports to China, while still small relative to exports to the US, have grown steadily in value driven by commodity exports which have been buoyed by high prices and huge demand in China for key Canadian exports such as minerals (nickel, coking coal, potash, copper and iron ore), pulp and lumber.

Eighty per cent of Canadian exports to these countries are raw or semi-processed goods (e.g. beef, coal, lumber) while 80 % of imports are high value - added goods (e.g. autos, machinery, computer and electrical components).

Completed in 1878, the railroad put the town of Alamosa on the map with its new found supply of ore, lumber and cattle and export of agricultural and mining products, with passenger and freight services continuing until 1950.

Pine was also the major species of Canada's lumber trade for decades, exported to build the canals and railways that connected cities and towns throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Secondly, in addition to lumber, Alberta intends to set up an independent panel to evaluate the other goods and services that B.C. exports to Alberta and whether any of these other goods or services are dangerous.

Canada is the United States» largest trading partner, and softwood lumber exports have been the longest - running point of friction between the two countries.

Many Canadians feel NAFTA has failed their national interests, especially when it comes to softwood lumber, one of our largest exports at $ 10.5 - billion per annum.