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Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XIX, Issue XIX: Canada Seeks Deforestation Law Carveouts As It Deepens Ties With EU | China May Cut Tariffs On U.S. Wood Products | U.S.

The controversial EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will finally become law on December 30, 2026, for large and medium operators in the EU, and on June 30, 2027, for smaller operators. When it does, U.S. white oak, red oak, ash, walnut, and other hardwoods will continue flowing into the EU, thanks to the American Hardwood Export Council's free compliance platform.

What’s the value of the decorative hardwoods trade between the U.S. and Canada?

Answer: U.S. imports from Canada for decorative wood categories totaled more than $701 million last year. 

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A new study shows that the economic loss in the region around a pulp mill that closed in Alabama this spring could reach nearly $7 billion.

Read More: How a Pulp Mill Closure Could Cost Rural Alabama $7 Billion →

The hardwood industry has plenty of wood. What it increasingly lacks are viable markets for moving hardwood from the forest to the customer. Log costs remain high, while lumber prices are low. For many mills, margins are razor thin. One inspector described seeing mill sheds filled with lumber that had nowhere to go.

Read More: Where Hardwood is Losing Value →