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DOVER-FOXCROFT Its tough enough for American sawmills to compete when the lumber industry is depressed by the economy; its still tougher when foreign competition has the competitive edge because of government subsidies.
The United States and Canada signed a Softwood Lumber Agreement in 2006 that would level the playing field for sawmills in both countries, but that playing field is hardly level because the Canadian government continues to subsidize its forest industry.See the full content of this document
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Canadian Advantage Hurts Mills
Since we implemented this agreement in 2006, the Canadian government has continued to heavily subsidize its forestry industry, undercutting U.S. softwood l...
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