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Press releaseApril 9, 2026

Latest U.S. softwood ruling exposes broken trade process, underscores need for negotiated resolution

The Department of Commerce's preliminary Administrative Review 7 ruling sets a combined duty rate of 24.83% — down from 35.16%, but still no closer to resolving a dispute now in its tenth year.

Our members hold no timber tenure and buy every board at arm's length on the open market — yet continue to absorb the cost of a fight that isn't theirs.

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