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Lumber markets to continu otl rebound I
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T.S. I t \tBl:tt I)t \l \\D cottttttttctl ttt lL./ str-cngthen in l0 lJ as ltotttc eon stfr,rction erpcricncccl trltlclcst llttt stts tlinirblc silit.ts orct l0 l3.lceoltling ttr cstiuratcs br \\'c:tcrtt \\'ootl Ptrtclltcts
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,,\ssociation.
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\\ Itilc tr''itletttiltI .,,tt'lt lltlirrll
slou ctl latc in l0 l-1. rcsitlcnlial rclllir'
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runrl lcllrotlcling tR&ll. t. tltc largcst lLrnrbcr nurrkct [-rr r olunrc. pickctl trlt
thc slack. R&R collstrLt ctl()tt l\
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crpcctc-rl t() cortsutltc ltPll|oxittllttclr I 7.-1 I billion bd. 1't. ol LI .S. protlLrc
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tion in l0l-1. lncl l0l-r clerttrrrttl is
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lirrcclst to incrt--itsc lo l7.t)l billion bd. n.
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Lurrbcr clenuttttl lirr ner', t'csiclcnlilrl r'i)ll\lttlLti()ll i\ I{)lLr'll\t Itt itltteltsc tlont un c\tintatc(l 10.98 billion bcl. ti.
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in l0l-1 to l-1.(rl billion btl. 1t. in It tl5. Stlrlrlc inl\'l\'\l r';.llc\. illt ittt1.1p1-
ing.jobs lticturc. ltnd cottlitttrctl slori ccononric qrori th q ill contli[rute ttt nrorlcst but sustliittible gltitts itl lutllbcl rlcrlancl lirt'ncn htttttc ettttstrtte tiorr in l0 I5. ILcsponrling to incrcrtsccl tlentlttttl.
Devil's Tower Forest Products
L..S. lumber' pt.ocluctiott
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Rushmore Forest Products
irrclcase-cl all c\limiitc(l -+' ( to + I ..1+ billion bcl . l'1.. cott.tpitt'crl to -ltl.5 bil
Spearfish For€st Products
lion htl . l't. in 2(J13. accot'dittq to \\ \\'P,\.
Montrose Forest Products
[-unrbcr-plocLuctiott itt thc \\'cst is
crpectctl to climb liorrr 1.l .Jc) billiorr bcl. 1't. in l0 l3 to l-1.1 lrillion bd. lt. tirr l0 l -1.
For lO I 5. \\ \\ I).\ prcclicts lttnrbcr clenlurtl u ill risc fi'i to -1-1.87 lrilliort bd. 1i
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