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Strong demand set to keep lumber prices high

As the US economy continues to recover from virus-related disruption, we expect the housing and retail sectors to rebound. This, along with a stronger Canadian dollar and restricted supply (owing to social distancing measures), means that we expect the price of US lumber to remain high in the year ahead.

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