/U.S. Lumber Coalition: U.S. Trade Law Enforcement and President Trump's Section 232 Tariffs are an Unparalleled Success in Boosting Domestic Production and Cutting Unfair Trade

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U.S. Lumber Coalition: U.S. Trade Law Enforcement and President Trump's Section 232 Tariffs are an Unparalleled Success in Boosting Domestic Production and Cutting Unfair Trade

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2026/05/12Canadian Federal Government

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 — Effective U.S. trade law enforcement coupled with President Trump's highly effective Section 232 tariff measures have forced a reduction in Canada's U.S. market share to more natural levels not seen in half a century – currently at 19 percent, down from 34 percent in 2016. Simultaneously, ample softwood lumber supply for the U.S. market has been sustained as the U.S. softwood lumber industry responded to the border measures by making investments to add 8.6 billion board feet of softwood lumber production capacity since 2016. Through these investments, U.S. lumber manufacturing facilities have produced an additional 36 billion board feet of lumber since 2016. That is more U.S. lumber produced by U.S. workers to build U.S. homes while supporting 1.3 million U.S. jobs.

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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective U.S. trade law enforcement coupled with President Trump's highly effective Section 232 tariff measures have forced a reduction in Canada's U.S. market share to more natural levels not seen in half a century – currently at 19 percent, down...