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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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Oregon Trucking Businesses Sue the State of Oregon over Unconstitutional Overpayment of Weight Mile Taxes

For decades, Oregon trucking companies, the vast majority of which are small, family-owned businesses, have paid far more than...

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Market Report: Shifting Dynamics in the Engineered Wood Market

Plywood sales picked up last week after a four-week lull. Industry rumors indicate that Canadian producers, who have been...

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Market Update: 2024 Wood Products Economic Forecast

The start of the new year has presented a complex landscape for commodity markets, including the panel sector. A...

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Market Report: 2024 Wood Products Economic Forecast

If we focus solely on politics or geo-political issues, then we enter 2024 with a strong sense of foreboding....

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Market Report: A Strong End to 2023

We are approaching the shortest days of the year, but things are looking brighter for Freres Engineered Wood. In...

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NAWLA Traders Market 2023: A Snapshot of the Wood Products Industry

The North American Lumber Wholesale Association (NAWLA) Traders Market serves as the crossroads for industry veterans and emerging talents...

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Freres Insights: Recapping the Timber Frame Guild Conference

This year marked a significant milestone as we made our debut appearance at the Timber Frame Guild Conference. This...

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Market Report: The Federal Interest Rate Pause

The Fed’s decision to pause additional interest rate hikes will hopefully give stability to the market. Mortgage rates reached...

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