May 15 (Reuters) - Conifex Timber Inc CFF.TO
* Conifex announces first quarter 2017 results
* Q1 loss per share C$0.06
* Q1 revenue C$100.3 million versus c$102.0 million
* Conifex Timber Inc qtrly lumber production totalled 124 million board feet, represented annualized operating rate of 94 percent compared to 103 percent
* Conifex Timber Inc - through remainder of 2017, expect benchmark lumber prices for western SPF to average about 10% higher than levels achieved in Q1
* Conifex Timber Inc - expect demand and pricing to continue to remain solid in Japanese and Chinese markets through balance of year
* Conifex Timber Inc - currently estimate that El Dorado Mill Capital project will require capital expenditures of approximately US$50 million
* Conifex Timber Inc - El Dorado Mill Capital project is currently within management's budgeted amounts and progressing as scheduled Source text for Eikon: ID:nCCNbVQ8kt Further company coverage: CFF.TO