Weekly Newsletter Update

Markets this week: 

• Arauco price reduction -4$/gmt on random length hardwood pulpwood, $61/gmt. 
• Sussex Sawmill will not be able to accept deliveries at Sussex this Saturday, October 31st, between 5:00 am and 6:00 pm. 
• 17th SNB & JDI Contract ongoing. 
• Board Contract for 8-foot poplar to Louisiana Pacific. New fuel surcharge added. 
• Woodland Pulp, Maine curtailing the purchase of hardwood pulpwood for a softwood run effective Saturday October 31st until Monday November 9th. 
• Small Mill Markets (producers paid through the Marketing Board): 
• Randy MacNichol, Route 106 Salisbury, seeking hemlock and hardwood logs for their fall/winter inventory – (506) 372-9417. $587.03/mbf (+$100/mbf) for clean hemlock logs.  
• Duffy’s Custom Cuts, Hampton, seeking spruce, cedar, hemlock, tamarack logs – (506) 343-0989. 

Sussex Sawmill, JDI 

Please be advised that Sussex Sawmill will not be able to accept deliveries at Sussex this Saturday, October 31st, between 5:00 am and 6:00 pm. 

Arauco Flakeboard, St. Stephen, NB 

Arauco notified the Board this week that they will be reducing their delivered price on hardwood pulpwood by -$4/gmt effective November 1st, 2026. The delivered price will now be $59.53/gmt plus an additional fuel surcharge. 

Randy McNichol, Boundary Creek, NB 

Randy McNichol is seeking hemlock & hardwood sawlogs for their winter inventory orders. Hemlock must be clean, straight wood – price has improved to $587.03/MBF. Located at 2856 Route 106, Boundary Creek, NB. Call Randy at (506) 372-9417 before shipping; producers are paid through the Board. 

Louisiana Pacific, Houlton 

The SNB Board & LP have established a 4500 ton contract for 8-foot poplar continuing until December 31st, 2026. Producers who have made commitments to ship poplar are encouraged to stay in contact with Devin on delivery shipments & trucking availability. Price remains the same as the previous contract with an additional fuel surcharge. 

Woodland Pulp, Maine 

Woodland Pulp, Maine is curtailing the purchase of hardwood pulpwood for a softwood run effective Saturday, October 31st until Monday, November 9th.  

SNB Board – JDI Contract  

The 17th SNB-JDI Contract is underway. Pricing for the 17th contract for softwood pulp, studs, and logs will remain unchanged from the last contract. The duration of the 17th agreement is for a total of 11 weeks, from September 20th until December 5th, 2026, for a total volume of 12,100gmt. 

Producers are asked to call into the SNB office to provide an estimate on deliveries for the 17th Contract ASAP. 

Producers are to use “SNB Marketing Board (producer name)” as the contract number when filling out the TC.  

US Markets and Currency Rates  

Currency conversion rates for US markets will decrease to 1.39% for the week of November 2nd, 2026.  

Facebook Page Updates 

The SNB Marketing Board has created a Facebook page to better inform the private woodlot audience. Follow our page to see immediate updates on mill closures, specs, and more. Simply hit the FOLLOW tab of our page located here. 

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