Forestry & Timber
Madison's Lumber Prices Index rises to US$545 mfbm on tight supply The benchmark index closed the week at US$545 per thousand board feet, up 1% (+US$7) from US$538 the prior week and up 5% (+US$24) over the past month, as constrained sawmill output continues to push North American softwood lumber prices higher into the summer. Source: Madison's Lumber Reporter
Wood Pellets
Pellet producers pushed to make dust hazard analyses proactive, not reactive A new industry feature highlights how systematic dust hazard analyses (DHAs) are becoming central to combustible-dust safety and regulatory compliance at high-throughput wood pellet plants, urging mills to treat DHAs as an ongoing prevention tool rather than a post-incident response. Source: Biomass Magazine