Exports of wood veneer from China contracted 6%.

Price for wood furniture exported from China dipped 1.4%.

Price for logs exported from New Zealand upped 1.0%.

Price for bleached kraft pulp imported to China increased slightly 0.1%.

Exports of lumber from Belarus to China rose 3%.

Price for bleached kraft pulp exported from Uruguay to China upped 2%.

Price for plywood exported from China grew only 0.8%.

Price for wood chips exported from Australia to China dipped 4%.

Price for logs imported to China downed 3%.

Price for sawlog exported from Germany to China slipped 2%.

Price for softwood logs imported to China downed 1.2%.

Price for softwood lumber imported to China rose 4%.

The closure affects workers, families and businesses on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast.

The USITC made affirmative injury determinations on hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia and Vietnam, clearing the way for antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage also fell, while both rates remained above year-earlier levels.

Funding will connect private forest owners with businesses using mill by-products and underused wood.