Pulp Chip Prices Falling: The US south continues to be the low-cost supplier and eastern Canada the most expensive chip market, but overall trends are down

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Wood chip prices fell throughout the US and Canada in the second quarter of 2012, as the US South continues to have the lowest chip prices and eastern Canada the highest, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. Prices for softwood chips have trended downward in both the US and Canada during the first six months of 2012. The biggest declines came in British Columbia and Alberta because of lower market pulp prices. Chip prices in the US South, the Lake States and the Northeast experienced only minor price adjustments during the first half of this year.