ProductsBuilding Construction Materials Share Email Article Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Facebook Cut to the Quick: Mill Production 2008-2013 Closings and mothballing took at least 5 billion board feet out of circulation during the recession. By Charlotte O'Malley December 7, 2013 Forest Economic Advisors tracked 145 sawmills in the U.S. and Canada from October 2008 – October 2013. TWEETABLES: 66 of 145 U.S. and Canadian sawmills have been closed since 2008: