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 The conflict is particularly pronounced at an Oregon mill, where owner Steve Swanson says underpriced Canadian wood is forcing him to lay off employees, the Roseburg News-Review reported (http://bit.ly/t8zKSa).The lumber is priced by grade. Mills in British Columbia claim a pine beetle infestation is affecting their harvest, forcing them to drop the price on lumber.
The issue is the subject of a trade complaint filed in international court.
U.S. officials say the Canadian lumber has cost stateside mills $499 million. The U.S. wants Canadian mills to pay higher export taxes.
Canadian mills disagree, and say they produce equivalent product with worse wood.
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