Number: RL30826
Title: SOFTWOOD LUMBER IMPORTS FROM CANADA: HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF THE DISPUTE
Authors: Ross W. Gorte, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: This report summarizes the 20-year history of the current debate and the various actions taken to restrict imports of Canadian lumber. It provides a summary of U.S. trade law protection provisions, and then examines several aspects of the dispute: what constitutes softwood lumber; allegations of Canadian subsidies and of injury to U.S. producers; and other relevant factors.
Pages: 28
Date: Updated February 2, 2001