May 7 (Reuters) - Taiga Building Products Ltd TBL.TO :
* TAIGA'S (TBL) Q1 SALES INCREASED 11% DUE TO HIGHER COMMODITY PRICES BEFORE COVID-19 PANDEMIC DROVE STEEP DECLINE HEADING INTO Q2
* Q1 SALES C$320.3 MILLION
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.06
* CONSOLIDATED NET SALES FOR QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31 WERE $320.3 MILLION COMPARED TO $287.4 MILLION OVER SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR