The first market update of 2026 does bring a few changes and notices to be aware of. Harvest activity has ramped up with the winter “freeze” allowing access to difficult sites, while snow load from the holidays still remains minimal.

· LIMITED POPLAR DELIVERIES to AV Nackawic. Call before cutting or shipping!

· Woodland Pulp has resumed hardwood pulp deliveries.

· Arbec – SNB Board Contract, strong demand for 8-foot hardwood pulpwood. 

· Devon Lumber,price reduction on 8’ cedar sawlogs -$25/cord, $154.65/cord delivered.

· AV Nackawic, biomass spec and price update.

· Reminders:

o Louisiana Pacific purchasing 8-foot poplar.

o McMillan Forest Products, winter hours active, now accepting 10ft & 12ft cedar.

o 13th SNB Board - JDI contract underway.

AV has opened their mill up again following the holiday curtailment, however, there are limited deliveries through the month of January. Producers are required to call the office before shipping and are advised to consider other outlets for poplar until this market stabilizes.

Producers looking to move maple to AV may do so.

AV is purchasing biomass at a price of $29.23/gmt, 10’6”length,and all species are accepted aside from cedar. They will no longer be able to accept slab-wood from sawmill operations. 

Woodland Pulp began accepting deliveries of hardwood pulpwood again on January 7th, 2026,following their temporary shutdown of the pulp mill and chip plant. Producers looking to move wood to Woodland are encouraged to reach out to the Marketing Board for more information on manifest slips and trucking as needed.

Demand for 8-foot hardwood and poplar pulpwood from SNB producers to Arbec is strong.Producers are encouraged to consider this option with the relative zone price, and fuel surcharge. Contact the office to find out the recent zone fuel surcharge price. Products are to be separated as per Arbec spec and at this time, no softwood is permitted.

Devon Lumber will be reducing their price on 8-foot cedar sawlogs by $25/cord to a delivered price of $154.65/cord, effective January 19th, 2026. Producers must call ahead of delivering.

McMillans’ winter unloading hours are now in effect, and they will be accepting deliveries from 8am-3pm. McMillans is also accepting 10-12ft cedar from all zones.  

Wood is still moving stateside to LP consistently. If producers are looking to have 8-foot poplar trucked stateside, please contact the SNB Marketing Board office for assistance in coordinating trucking.

The SNB Board has the 13th Board Contract with JDI now active. The contract began on December 14th and will continue until March 7th, 2026,for a total of 12 weeks.

Over the holidays, producers shipped over 5000 gmt of softwood to JDI through the Board contract.

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

A reminder that all producers must sign off on the EUDR acknowledgment form prior to receiving payment for their delivery. Please contact the SNB office or visit our website for this document.

Currency conversion rates for US markets will increase to 1.39% (+0.02%)for the week of January 12th, 2026.

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.