Notices and updates this week:

· Upcoming Easter holiday hours, please see attached mill hours.

· Transportation Certificates due.

· JDI requests official producer sign-off in acknowledgement of the new EU deforestation regulation. Please sign promptly before shipping products.

· JDI will not be signing any contracts for spring but will accept wood at gatewood price.More information below on what this means for producers and landowners.

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

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

· Limited deliveries to AV Nackawic, truckers MUST call in before moving wood. 

Board contract continues until April 30th, 2025.

· Reminders:

o Spring road closure in effect.

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

Spring road closure in Southern New Brunswick came into effect March 10th, 2025, and will come into effect March 17th in Northern New Brunswick. Click the link here to see the official notice.

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

the SNB Forest Products Marketing Board Immediately as April 15th was the deadline. 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 last year (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 to the necessary documents when shipping wood. The correct PID number will be required for payment processing.

The new EUDR regulation came into effect December 2024. JDI has recognized the need to have an individual commitment from those who ship wood to JDI mills. 

This week producers and the Marketing Board received the official document for recognizing just that. Producers are asked to sign and date the 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 here to see the document.

Three weeks ago, JDI notified the Marketing Board and all other producers that “Given the uncertainty of current business conditions JDI will not be entering new contracts or renewing/extending existing wood supply contracts through spring road closure season. This means once existing contracts have been completed either by delivering 100% of the volume or reaching the end date – whichever comes first, any further deliveries by the supplier shall be processed as gatewood at posted prices. This shall be in effect until JDI provides further notice.”

What does this mean for producers and landowners shipping wood? With the recent contract closures leaving gate wood as the only option, this means anyone shipping softwood sawlogs or studwood will receive $3.00/gmt less than before, and a difference of $4.00/gmt less on softwood pulpwood.The weekly fuel surcharge on top of the price of gate wood will still remain in effect. Producers and owners will still receive their payment through the SNB Forest Products Marketing Board office as usual. These prices and delivery opportunities and conditions are susceptible to change at any time.

10th SNB Board – JDI contract came to an end as of March 29th, 2025.The Marketing Board staff will stay in contact with producers as more information comes available regarding the possibility of another contract following spring.

Taylor Lumber is looking to purchase 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 looking to buy NB 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.

This week, AV Nackawic advised Marketing Boards that they will be limiting deliveries effective immediately. 

The SNB Marketing Board will be limited to shipping a maximum of 2 loads per day (or 10 loads per week). Producers intending to move wood to AV are asked to call into the SNB office to reserve their load and they MUSThave their loads pre-approved ahead of time. Truckers may not be able to unload otherwise. AV will also be reducing their hours to 7am-5pm, Monday – Friday ONLY.

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 (April 14/25 – April 18/25) was $1.42/gmt, reflecting a $0.87/liter offroad diesel fuel price. This is added to each of the above prices.

The SNB Board and AV have established a contract which began on November 9th, 2024, and continues until April 30th, 2025. 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”. 

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

JDI has 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.

Arauco has decreased their price on hardwood pulpwood, effective March 1st, 2025. The base price has decreased by $4.00/gmt. Please contact the office for the “all-in” price including the fuel surcharge.

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 1.42%for the week of April 21st, 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.