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Old 04-23-2010, 08:46 PM
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I believe I heard that the lumber market was significantly impacted by the recent earthquake in Chile. Apparently they were a significant global supplier and their disruption has made other markets more valuable. I wonder if that's a factor in the US lumber business.
Yep a bit, a couple of mills down in south Oregon picked up due to the earthquake in Chile. What is really saving us is some new markets in South Korea and China. Russia has screwed themselves by some really big export duties and Asia is looking east for products.

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