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Market Update: Navigating Plywood Price Fluctuations

Our commodity plywood markets have been mostly flat, with spot discounting, over the past couple of weeks. Severe winter...

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What is Biochar and what are its Benefits?

Biochar is the solid, carbon-rich coproduct produced when biomass is converted to energy in an oxygen-controlled environment. Biochar production,...

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Stacks of thin wood sheets in a large industrial machine at a wood processing facility, ready for distribution into the growing wood products market.

October Market Update: The plywood market transitions into the winter season

October 30, 2017 — The past month Freres Lumber has been watching pricing changes in the plywood market, as...

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Person building a large wooden structure indoors, standing on scaffolding beside a red ladder—a testament to craftsmanship and the growing Wood Products Market.

October Market Report: The Future of the Wood Products Market

October 16, 2017 — What is the value of a floor? What is the value of a completed structure?...

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Large red industrial machinery and overhead cranes operate inside a spacious factory producing Mass Ply Panels, with workers and equipment throughout the facility.

Freres Lumber Explores Mass Ply Panel Equipment Used in German Mills

October 9, 2017 — At the end of August, Jason Pilgrim, our new CNC Specialist and I traveled to...

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Person in orange safety vest and helmet stands in a dense, mossy forest on a steep, green hillside, prepared to implement Wilderness Area Firefighting Policies.

Tragic Fire Season Reinforces Need to Review Wilderness Area Firefighting Policies

September 18, 2017 — It only took one tree to ignite the Whitewater Fire near Mt. Jefferson. On July...

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A red semi-truck loaded with lumber is parked at a sawmill, with stacked logs and forested hills in the background, highlighting the connection between wood product prices and timber supply.

August Market Update: Slower Sales and Low Inventories in Plywood Market

August 28, 2017 — Freres Lumber Company sees changes in sales and inventory levels in the plywood market for...

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A yellow forklift lifts a stack of lumber between large piles of wooden planks in a lumberyard, illustrating the busy atmosphere typical during winter trading in commodities.

December Market Report: Lumber Markets Stabilize

December 19, 2016 — As the year-end wood products markets stabilize, Freres Lumber Company readies for equipment upgrades and...

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