Updates this week and reminders from last:

· Curtailment upcoming on poplar & maple to AV Nackawic beginning December 20th– January 5th, 2026.

· AV Nackawic has curtailed all deliveries of birchpulpwood effective immediately.

· Curtailment of birch to JDI Lake Utopiaeffective until Monday, December 8th, 2025.

· Arbec – SNB Board Contract, hardwood pulpwood.

· Upcoming new Board - JDI contract, please contact the office with producer production estimates.

· Louisiana Pacific purchasing 8-foot poplar.

· Reminders:

o JDI gatewood, price reductions of -$3 on grade 1 sawlogs and -$2 on studwood, grade 2 logs price increase 3$/gmt, effective November9th. Pricing will be honored on existing contracts.

o Woodland Pulp mill curtailment.

Woodland Pulp recently curtailed all deliveries to the mill in Baileyville. Woodland Pulp is not expected to resume deliveries again until the new year as there will be a temporary shutdown of the pulp mill and chip plant from late November until mid-December. 

Wood has begun to move stateside to LP once again. 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 has 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 poplarfrom 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 an upcoming curtailment of poplar& maple over the Christmas holiday beginning December 20th – January 5th, 2026.

AV has curtailed all deliveries of birch pulpwood effective immediately.

A reminder of the ongoing Board contract with AV for poplar, maple and birch (separated), random length. Check out the website for more information. Trucker key cards for the contract are available at the scale house. Ensure that the delivered loads are placed under the “SNB Forest Products Marketing Board Contract”, or “SNB Contract”. 

Due to heavier-than-normal deliveries and a maintenance shutdown on the chipper, the Lake Utopia mill will be curtailing Birch deliveries effective immediately and will resume to regular deliveries on Monday, December 8th, 2025.

Recently, JDI announced gatewood price reductions of $3 on grade 1 sawlogs and $2 decrease on studwood.A price increase for gatewood grade 2 sawlogs was also noted, therefore, grade 1 & 2 logs will now be priced the same. 

These price reductions are to take effect November 9th on gatewood pricing. Pricing will be honored on existing contracts, until the contract is completed or expired. 

The 12thSNB Marketing Board – JDI contract is coming to a close. The contract term is 10 weeks, from October 5th – December 13th, 2025. Pricing will remain the same for this contract duration. 

The SNB Board have begun discussions on the 13thBoard Contract. The contract is expected to be from December 14th, 2025 – March 7th, 2026, ending approximately at road closure for a total of 12-weeks. Please contact the office with individual producer estimates of production.

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

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 1.38% for the week of December 8th,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.