Notices and updates this week:

· Holiday SNB Marketing Board Office and mill hours, see below.

· Scales at Arauco Flakeboard are down.

· Spring road restrictions have lifted.

· JDI – SNB Marketing Board Contract is active, producer volume estimates are required ASAP.

· JDI requesting official producer sign-off in acknowledgement of the new EU deforestation regulation. Please sign promptly before shipping products.AV Nackawic will soon be requesting this as well.

· JDI is expecting to resume purchasing white pine logs within the coming weeks.

· Deliveries to AV have returned to a 24/7 schedule.

· Reminders:

o Transportation certificates are overdue.

o Sawlogs to Taylor Lumber, $119.25/gmt delivered.

o Studwood to Ledwidge Lumber, $107.25/gmt delivered.

o Several mills have curtailed deliveries, see below for more info.

Thursday morning Arauco’s scales broke down. The Board office will be contacted when they have been repaired. Truckers are asked to use the TAC Yard on 27 Hall Road, just off Route 3 for the time being.

Limited deliveries available to Arauco. A reminder that they have decreased their price on hardwood pulpwood, effective March 1st, 2025. Please contact the office for the “all-in” price including the fuel surcharge.

The SNB Forest Products Marketing Board office will be closed on Monday May 19th for the holiday. The office will reopen on Tuesday May 20th to regular scheduled hours.

Several mills may also have adjusted hours for this holiday. Click hereto see them.

The new European Union Deforestation Regulation came into effect December 2024. JDI has recognized the need to have an individual commitment from those who ship wood to JDI mills. AV Nackawic will also soon be requesting a producer recognition of the new regulation. Keep an eye out in future updates for this document.

Producers are asked to sign and date the JDI document and return it to the Marketing Board office at your earliest convenience, before shipping wood from any PID. Producers can also stop into the SNB office for a copy to sign there.This formal notification indicates that the producer has had a conversation with the landowner to understand their long-term plans prior to the harvest and ensures that the wood being harvested will not be from a site being converted from forestland to farm or agriculture land. Do note that this document will need to be signed 

If producers have any questions, please call the SNB office.

Click the link hereto see the document.

With spring weight restrictions being removed a week earlier than originally planned,(May 4th) JDI announced they would begin issuing contracts again as of May 3rd.  This will allow owners and producers to receive the posted gatewood prices and the $4 additional on pulp and the $3 production bonus on saw material.

SNB and JDI have also agreed to establish another Board contract for those owners and producers that wish to ship through the SNB Board.

JDI circulated a memo to suppliers asking that as they begin shipping wood, to prioritize studwood to both Chipman and Sussex. Stating further that sawlog and pulp inventories are good but studwood is a bit tight.

Producers that wish to ship through the Board’s contract are requested to contact the SNB office to provide volume estimates. 

JDI has indicated they are looking to have contracts to run through to the end of September for this go around.

Due to the sensitive nature of what impacts additional US tariffs may have, we won’t speculate on that matter other than saying SNB and JDI will be discussing the subject in the coming days.

Use “SNB Marketing Board – (producer name)” as the contract number when filling out the TC.

The SNB Marketing Board – AV Nackawic contract has been extended until May 25 that the same pricing to allow time to put the next contract in place. Deliveries to AV have returned to a 24/7 schedule as of Wednesday last week (May 7th).

AV Nackawic informed the Board this week that they will soon be requesting a producer sign-off on the EUD regulation similar to other mills. Keep an eye out for this in the coming days.

The contract prices are:

· $66.17/gmt for maple,

· $65.17/gmt for poplar,

· $56.17/gmt for birch. 

· Plus, the additional fuel surcharge for the previous week (May 12/25 – May 16/25) was $0.52/gmt, reflecting a $0.86/liter offroad diesel fuel price. This is added to each of the above prices.

AV has implemented a new pricing system to the contract, including a base delivered wood price, along with a fuel surcharge that fluctuates weekly. 

Minimum 3” top, random length 8-18 foot with no forks or dog legs, and absolutely no full 8-foot loads (MAXIMUM 5% under 10-foot).Products must be kept separate but can be brought in on the same truck. 

Trucker key cards for the contract will be available at the scale house. Ensure that the delivered loads are placed under the “SNB Forest Products Marketing Board Contract”, or “SNB Contract”. 

Taylor Lumber is purchasing softwood sawlogs at a price of $119.25/gmt to their mill in Nova Scotia (no fuel surcharge).

Specifications on the sawlogs are:

· Minimum of 80% spruce, only 20% or less being balsam fir.

· Lengths: 10’, 12’, 16’ with 6” of trim.

· Diameter minimum 6”, maximum 24”.

· Sweep 1” in 8’, no limbs, butt flares, forks, soft rot, seams or holes, no excessive mud.

Ledwidge is buying studwood at a price of $107.25/gmt delivered to their mill in Nova Scotia (no fuel surcharge).

Specifications on the studwood are:

• Minimum      of 75% spruce, only 25% or less being balsam fir or jack pine.
• Length,      8' 4" (cut 100") or 9' (cut 108").
• Diameter      min 4" top to max 15".

All deliveries to the Penobsquis Yard have been curtailed as of February 28th, 2025. Direct deliveries to the mill in Baileyville were also curtailed as of March 21st, 2025.The mill is hopeful to see movement of wood by mid-end of June.

A reminder that Transportation Certificates (TC’s) must be returned to 

the SNB Forest Products Marketing Board within two weeks of fiscal year end of March 31st, 2025. The collection of TC’s is a legislated requirement imposed on all Marketing Boards in the province as outlined in the general regulations of the Transportation of Primary Forest Products Act. This regulation was amended in 2023 to give Boards the authority to withhold the issuance of new TC’ to individuals that do not comply with the reg with respect to returning previously issued TC’s. 

A reminder for all producers and truckers to ensure the correct PID number (not PAN number) is clearly reported on the necessary documents when shipping wood. The correct PID number will be required for payment processing.

McMillan Forest Products has curtailed all deliveries of cedar effective March 3rd, 2025.

JDI is expecting to resume purchasing white pine logs within the coming weeks. 

JDI had curtailed the purchase of white pine sawlogs effective February 14th, 2025.

Effective February 7th, 2025, Delco Forest Products has curtailed all deliveries of studwood due to the looming threat of U.S. tariffs. This is a preventative measure to ensure that if tariffs are put in place, the mill will have their inventory accounted for.

Although Delco has curtailed deliveries, Goguen Lumber will continue to purchase spruce sawlogs. This is due to the fact this wood will remain in Canada to be sold and therefore is not at risk of tariffs.

All deliveries to Arbec have been curtailed. The Board contract volume has been filled, and a new contract will be put in place following spring breakup.

Currency conversion rates for US markets will remain at 1.39%for the week of May 19th, 2025.

For more information on pricing and specifications, please visit our Market page here. Or contact the office at (506) 433-9877 or 433-9866.