This whole disagreement is so stupid it would make me laugh, if it wasn't so serious. So, the US 'Softwood Lumber' Producers have had to allow imports from Germany at 10 fold the usual intake to make up for the lost production from Canada, which tells me that the US lumber industry is not capable of producing enough softwood for US consumption. A rational person would say, well, let's find the cheapest and best quality alternative. But no, not the US Softwood Industry. They opted for the more expensive, more time consuming option of buying from the Germans, and their position still stands that they want us to raise our prices so they will be more 'comfortable'.