1. Inflation remains a persistent
challenge.
2. Housing activity is beginning
to moderate.
3. U.S. South softwood lumber
market share is increasing
along with production
capacity. Plentiful
timber supplies and capital
expenditures are positives. Authors of this section are Tyler Reeves and Amanda Lang, Forisk Consulting; and
Joe Parsons and Yanshu Li, Harley Langdale Jr. Center for Forest Business,
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia

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