U.S. Lumber Coalition: Section 232 Tariff Needed to Address Disruptive Canadian Excess Lumber Capacity and Production

U.S. Lumber Market's Severe Weakness Caused by Escalating Canadian Unfair Trade Practices

WASHINGTON , Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. softwood lumber market continues to be deeply suppressed by Canada oversupplying the U.S. market through massive Canadian subsidies and the Canadian industry's egregious dumping practices. The Canadian government continues to prop up its industry's excess capacity and production by announcing more than one billion dollars in new subsidies.

"President Trump is absolutely right that Canada must not be allowed to continue to abuse the U.S. market and harm our producers, workers, and communities. This is exactly why he ordered the Section 232 investigation of the wood products industry," stated Andrew Miller , Chair and Owner of Stimson