Fox Business’ Kelly Saberi reports on how tariffs in Canada will affect the supply and production of American wood.
President Donald Trump On Saturday, they signed two executive commands that require immediately expanding American wood production and solving the threat of Lumber with import imports of national security.
The commands aim to update the guidelines on production, simplifying the permission and assessment of possible risks that imports represent national security.
AND White house The official told Fox News that the president identified the crisis and in the offer and demand in the industry, now they should be completely self -sufficient.
The executive command notes that the production of wood, wood, paper, bioenergy and other wood products is crucial for Americans in construction and energy production.
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Complex piles of wooden housings in the yard, seen in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 03 February 2025. (Arthur Widak / Nurphoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Recent disasters, the administration noted, show the importance of managing forests and projects of fire reduction projects.
Officials claimed that wood and wood policies from the bidet era were launched by fires and degraded habitats of fish and wild animals, at the same time increasing the cost of construction and accommodation.
Wood drinks are seen for sale at a house to improve the house at Falls Church, Virginia, February 3, 2025. (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Exporters like Canada, Germany and Brazil throw wood into US markets at the expense of economic prosperity and national security, officials said.
The White House official said American reliance on imports from these countries has increased eleven times in the last 30 years, despite the fact that they have now had an abundance of forest resources.
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The agency chief will be required to improve the speed of granting forestry projects, an assessment of future supply, and reducing the administrative approval time.
Wood drinks are seen for sale at a house to improve the house at Falls Church, Virginia, February 3, 2025. (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Trump’s Directive Directive on Howard Lutnick Trade Command to initiate a national security investigation into imports of US wood in accordance with Section 232. Law on Extension of the 1962 Store – the same law that Trump also used to impose tariffs on global imports of steel and aluminum. The investigation must be completed within 270 days.
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The clerk said that any tariffs arising from the probe will be added to the existing 14.5% of the combined anti-dumping and anti-Subsidian duties on Canadian wood.
Reuters contributed to this report.
