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Decrease in US South Timber Surplus May Yield Increased Sawlog Prices
The US South softwood timber resource is significant, cost-competitive, and increasingly crucial for the global supply of several forest products. In...
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Southern Lumber Prices Continue to Inch Down
After jumping 12% in August due in large part to strong demand from the multi-family construction sector, US housing starts dipped by 8% in...
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WRI Market Insights: Global Softwood Lumber Markets
Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022, in particular lumber headed to China, the US, and Germany, where import volumes were down in...
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As Lumber Prices Plummet, Manufacturers are Asking 2 Important Questions
The North American softwood lumber market remains highly volatile, and the sawmill industry is being forced to react and evolve quickly. Finished...
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Global Softwood Lumber Trade Down in Early 2022
Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in early 2022, in particular lumber headed to China, the US, and Germany, where import volumes were down in...
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Softwood Lumber Prices Tumble 40%; Is Another Rally on the Horizon?
The volatile North American softwood lumber market continues to keep us all guessing as we enter mid-2Q2022. After spending most of 1Q above the...
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Sawlog Supply Tight in US South with Long-Term Opportunities Ahead
The US South’s softwood industry has enormous potential for a variety of reasons. The region has a significant forest resource with room for...
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Are Southern Log Prices Finally Catching up to High Lumber Prices?
North American softwood lumber prices are once again creeping back near the record highs that were reached in 2Q2021. Forest2Market’s composite...
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Lumber Market 2021 Year in Review: What’s Next?
While we largely avoided a repeat of the tissue and towel hoarding behavior that came to exemplify pandemic life in 2020, 2021 was not without its...
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“Making More Lumber” Is Not So Simple
In 2Q2020, a tremendous supply/demand imbalance emerged in the North American softwood lumber market as a reaction to the uncertainty associated with...