Canadian sawn timber production rises sharply in May 2020

Canada’s sawn timber production increased 24.7% from April 2020 to 4.36 million m³ in May 2020. Production was 18.7% lower than in May 2019, as Statistics Canada reported.

Canadian sawmills shipped 4.1 million m³ of sawn timber in May 2020, down 2.9% from April 2020 and down 24.2% from May 2019.