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ResourceWise: Dec 8, '23
As 2023 finishes out, SYP KD lumber prices have steadily fallen to levels not seen since 2019. With economic factors showing a potential recession on...
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ResourceWise: Dec 1, '23
Russian exports in the global lumber market have changed substantially as their war against Ukraine continues. With the huge shift in exports from...
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ResourceWise: Aug 31, '23
Reported SYP KD lumber prices have dropped to the lowest level so far this year. According to ResourceWise data, the price dipped just under...
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ResourceWise: Apr 20, '23
For years, the US South has continued gaining market share of North American lumber production. That production has now hit record highs across a sea...
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Harvey Greer: Feb 15, '23
SYP wood pricing trickled up slightly as 2023 started. However, expected interest hikes by the Fed and murmurings of a recession may keep 2023 lumber...
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Håkan Ekström: Nov 1, '22
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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John Greene: Oct 24, '22
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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Forest2Market: Jun 15, '22
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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John Greene: Jun 1, '22
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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Håkan Ekström: May 25, '22
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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Joe Clark: Apr 1, '22
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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John Greene: Apr 1, '22
North American softwood lumber prices are once again creeping back near the record highs that were reached in 2Q2021. Forest2Market’s composite...
