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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...
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What’s Driving the Disparity Between Log and Lumber Prices?
Southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber prices are at record highs, by huge margins. Forest2Market’s composite SYP lumber price for the week ending March 5...
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Nordic Sawmills Have Some of the Lowest European Sawlog Costs
Record-high lumber prices in North America and Europe have moved both demand and sawlog values to some of the highest levels seen since WRQ started...
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Softwood Pulp Costs Up, Hardwood Pulp Costs Rising Slower in 2021
Wood fiber costs for pulp manufacturers have gone up in practically all countries covered by the WRQ over the past year. In 3Q/21, the Softwood Fiber...
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Softwood Lumber Demand in US and Asia will Cause Future Market Shifts
Softwood lumber has been in high demand in the US and Europe throughout 2021. The limited supply resulted in temporary price surges to record high...