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A flyer for Family Building Blocks' Dream Builders Luncheon 2016 rests on a table, with salad and utensils in the background.

Supporting Families at the Family Building Blocks Annual Dream Builders Luncheon

October 31, 2016 — We recently supported Family Building Blocks at their annual Dream Builders Luncheon in Salem, Oregon....

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October Market Update: Slowing Wood Products Markets as We Enter the Fall

October 24, 2016 — Just like the rest of the domestic producers, Freres Lumber Company is experiencing an expected...

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Large stacks of cut logs with a yellow industrial crane under a blue sky at a lumberyard.

October Market Report: Implications of the Impending Expiration of the Softwood Lumber Agreement

October 7, 2016 — A big change in the international lumber market will come next week due to the...

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Stacks of plywood sheets labeled Freres with red spray paint are neatly arranged in a warehouse.

September Market Update: Plywood market strong

September 26, 2016 — The last few weeks of the western commodity sheathing market have been mostly lackluster, but...

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Sheets of plywood move along conveyor belts inside a large wood products manufacturing facility.

September Market Report: Freres Lumber Sees Volatile Markets Continuing

September 13, 2016 — Challenges coming from domestic producers and abroad. The veneer market is extremely difficult. Canadian veneer...

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August Market Update: Strong Wood Products Markets Persist as We Head Toward Autumn

August 22, 2016 — Despite reports of overall malaise in the wood products market, Freres Lumber Company had our...

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Aerial view of Western Plywood’s lumber yard with stacks of wood, warehouses, and forested hills in the background.

August Market Report: Each Wood Product Market Presents Its Own Challenge

August 8, 2016 — Changes in the wood product market produce individual challenges for Freres Lumber Company in the...

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Freres Lumber July Market Update: Strong Plywood Markets Continue A Two-Year Streak

July 25, 2016 — The Freres Lumber Company mill is busy filling orders for a thriving plywood market.

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Stack of thin wooden veneer sheets with the word Veneer written across the center, featuring Ventek technology for enhanced quality and precision.

Weighing the Effectiveness of Ventek’s Multi-Point Diverter System

There have been many technological advances in veneer manufacturing over the years. One of the more recent advances in...

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