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B.C. lumber industry reacts to U.S. softwood duty hike
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 28 – The U.S. increased anti-dumping duties on B.C. softwood lumber to 20.56%, with combined tariffs potentially reaching nearly 35%, worsening a crisis in the province's forestry sector.
- The U.S. Department of Commerce has raised anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber to 20.56 percent, disappointing B.C. lumber producers and Forests Minister Ravi Parmar.
- This rate increase is higher than the preliminary determination of 20.07 percent made in April.
- Kurt Niquidet, president of the B.C. Lumber Trade Council, stated that these duties are unjustified and harmful to forestry workers in British Columbia.
- The B.C. Council of Forest Industries has called for the lumber trade dispute to be prioritized nationally and advocated for actions to support the industry.
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BURNABY, British Columbia, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Steelworkers union (USW) District 3 and the USW Wood Council are calling on the federal government to take urgent action in response to the latest escalation in the softwood…
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