Prospects For Lumber Deal Dim As Froman Is Set To Meet With Canadian Industry

The chances of the U.S. and Canada reaching a new softwood lumber agreement in time for the expiration of a litigation standstill are decreasing even as U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman is set to meet with Canadian lumber CEOs and the Canadian trade minister next week. Froman's meeting with Canadian stakeholders comes roughly two weeks after Canada's Minister of International Trade, Chrystia Freeland, sat down with representatives of the U.S. lumber coalition in Washington to exchange views and present the...