Updates this week and reminders from last:

· Holiday hours.

· Curtailment on poplar & maple to AV Nackawic effective until January 5th, 2026.

· Arbec – SNB Board Contract, hardwood pulpwood, limited deliveries.

· 13th Consecutive SNB Board - JDI contract is now in place, see details below.

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

· Louisiana Pacific still purchasing 8-foot poplar.

· Reminders:

o Woodland Pulp mill curtailment is ongoing, expecting HW Pulp startup January 5th.

The SNB Marketing Board office will be closed Wednesday, December 24th at 12:00 noon until Thursday, January 1st, 2026. The office will reopen Friday, January 2nd at 8:00AM to regular hours.

Administrative staff will be in the office the morning of Monday, December 29th to receive slips for payments.

Several mills will also have adjusted holiday hours, click here to see details.

Earlier,Woodland Pulp curtailed all deliveries to the mill in Baileyville.

Woodland Pulp is expected to resume deliveries of hardwood pulpwood again on January 5th, 2026,following their temporary shutdown of the pulp mill and chip plant. The mill is in the process of starting back up within the next few days. There are some delays expected as the mill adjusts to e-manifest procedures for all species. 

Please note that McMillans’ winter unloading hours are now in effect, they will be accepting deliveries from 8am-3pm.

McMillans is also accepting 10-12ft Cedar from all zones in the new year.  

Wood has been moving stateside to LP consistently. If producers are looking to have poplar trucked stateside, please contact the SNB Marketing Board office for assistance in coordinating trucking.

Citing high inventories of roundwood, and weaker market conditions, Arauco reduced the roundwood pulpwood treelength delivered price to their woodyards.    

Effective November 1st, 2025, Arauco has decreased their price on hardwood pulpwood by $4.00/gmt. Please contact the SNB Marketing Board office for the current price including the fuel surcharge.

Arbec is looking for 1000gmt of hardwood and poplar from SNB producers.Products are to be separated as per Arbec spec. No softwood permitted at this time.The Board contract volume will be reviewed again after holidays. Producers are asked to contact SNB in advance of delivering with volume estimates.

AV has curtailed all deliveries of poplar& maple over the Christmas holiday beginning December 20th – January 5th, 2026.

The 8000 mt contract with AV has been filled. AV has agreed to keep wood moving from the Board; however, there will be limited deliveries through the month of January. Producers are asked to call the office before shipping.

In an effort to increase the delivery percentage of maple being purchased, AV has indicated they are looking at connecting poplar deliveries to maple in the next round of contracts. 

A reminder that AV has curtailed all deliveries of birch pulpwood effective December 5th.

The 12th SNB Marketing Board – JDI contract has ended. The SNB Marketing Board was successful in filling another consecutive contract. The initial contract volume was for 19,000gmt total; 13,000gmt of saw material & 6000gmt of pulp. JDI agreed to let deliveries continue to mills though the contract had been filled ahead of schedule. The total delivered volume reflected 24,630gmt; 16,894gmt saw material & 7736gmt pulp. On average, SNB producers delivered 2460gmt per week (an average of 1700gmt saw material per week).

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

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.

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 is also requesting each producer to recognize this new regulation with the most recent contract. If you have questions, please contact the office.

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 here to see the document.

Currency conversion rates for US markets will decrease to 1.37% for the week of December 29th,2025.

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.