RE:RE:RE:Buybacks and horizons If China's inventories are low because they didn't buy much at 1000+ pricing in the first half of this year then that’s very bullish for lumber going forward. With prices being more normal ~$500 you can expect them to start importing a lot more for the next 1-2 years to catch up. You often see China stocking up when oil is cheap and slowing buying when they believe it’s expensive.
I doubt there's much longterm affect as we know setting up new mills and the entire process takes a long time to go from investment to final product.