Interfor increases Q4 lumber production curtailments in Canada and U.S.

Logs are seen in an aerial view stacked at the Interfor sawmill, in Grand Forks, B.C., on Saturday May 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

BURNABY - Interfor Corp. is increasing its planned production cuts for the fourth quarter across its operations in B.C., Ontario and the U.S. due to persistently weak market conditions and ongoing economic uncertainty.

The company says it now expects to reduce lumber production in the fourth quarter by about 250 million board feet or about 26 per cent compared with the second quarter when it says it had a more normal operating stance.

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