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DHA continues to forcefully advocate for our industry in the realm of international trade. We recently sent comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on issues related to non-reciprocal trade. In recent years, many in our industry have successfully pursued unfair trade cases against China and Vietnam, but U.S. trade law has not kept up. Thus, in our recent comments, DHA advocated for updating trade laws. DHA also pointed to the role that unsustainable and illegal Russian wood plays in unfairly traded imports from Asia in our comments to the USTR and in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

While the U.S. is considering many changes to tariff policy, Europe and other countries are not standing still. Europe has joined Canada in proposing tariffs on U.S. wood products.

These and other issues will be front and center at DHA's annual meeting in San Antonio on May 13–15. I encourage all members and staff to join us at the annual meeting and take part in the discussions about our industry's policies and future.

If you have questions or comments, contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.

Keith A. Christman, President