Wood fiber costs for pulpmills throughout the US fell during 2016 and early 2017 with the price discrepancy between the West and South narrowing
Wood fiber costs for pulpmills in the US Northwest have fallen faster than in other region of the US the past year, resulting in a more competitive industry sector, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. Despite the recent price reductions in Washington and Oregon, pulp manufacturers in the southern states continued to have lower wood fiber costs than pulpmills in the Northwest, Northeast and the Lake States in the 1Q/17.Seattle, USA. “Volatile” could best describe many of the North American regional market conditions in the first quarter of 2017! The volatility came in many