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'Very concerning': Lumber industry dismayed as U.S. tariffs soar on Canadian softwood lumber

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The U.S. Department of Commerce is set to hike duties on Canadian softwood lumber to 34 per cent this fall .

It is the latest blow in a dispute with Canada that goes back decades .

Last Friday , the Department of commerce announced its decision to more than double countervailing duties on imports of Canadian soft wood lumber.

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