Tag: American lumber industry

Allen Keller: The American lumber industry and the willingness of Zeus

In 1999 there were approximately 12.6 billion board feet of hardwood lumber produced in the U.S., while last year, this number was down to 4.1 billion. Based on conversations with industry insiders, this number isn’t expected to go anywhere but down in 2026. I’m not one for government assistance, but it seems that, in this case, the laws of laissez fair economics must give way to the greater law of morality.