WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Canada-U.S. softwood lumber trade relationship has dealt with ups and downs, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;disputes and resolutions, for decades&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://financialpost.com/video/1d2381a6-a85f-4dad-88de-d30e75d02dbe/breakdown-softwood-lumber-dispute&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://financialpost.com/video/1d2381a6-a85f-4dad-88de-d30e75d02dbe/breakdown-softwood-lumber-dispute" target="_blank">disputes and resolutions, for decades</a>. Anxiety for Canadian exporters is reaching a fever pitch again as the U.S. threatens to more than double softwood lumber duties and add even steeper tariffs under a national security investigation.&nbsp;

The softwood lumber industry has seen a unique pattern emerge, where Canadian firms own a large chunk of U.S. production capacity — something President Donald Trump says he wants — and still face aggressive trade measures.{ai:summary}The U.S. is considering increasing softwood lumber duties on Canadian exports, potentially more than doubling them, amid a national security investigation. This has raised significant concerns for Canadian exporters, who are facing renewed anxiety over trade relations. #economy

Trump could crush Canada's softwood exports. Here's how a new crisis could play out

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