The CFI Podcast: Chris Duncan reviews 2025 and previews 2026
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges faced by the forest industry in 2025 and the outlook for 2026.
Join CFI editor Andrew Snook and Chris Duncan, MNP’s Northern B.C. regional managing partner and national leader of forestry and forest products services, as they discuss the many challenges the industry faced in 2025 and the road ahead towards a more prosperous 2026. Topics include navigating U.S. tariffs and duties; access to affordable fibre; a new Softwood Lumber Agreement; expanding markets for Canadian wood products; adoption of AI and automation; the growth of mass timber products; a new logging formula; and wildfire challenges and opportunities. Sponsored by MNP, this episode offers a must-listen year-end review and outlook for Canada’s forest sector. Have an idea for a podcast episode? Email CFI editor Andrew Snook at: asnook@annexbusinessmedia.com.
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Snook
Guest: Chris Duncan
Topics covered
- forest industry challenges
- U.S. tariffs and duties
- affordable fibre access
- Softwood Lumber Agreement
- Canadian wood products markets
- AI and automation in forestry
- wildfire challenges
Keywords
- forest sector
- tariffs
- softwood lumber
- mass timber
- AI in forestry
- wildfire opportunities
- logging formula
Sponsors
MNP
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Places: Canada
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