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Market Report: An Apprehensive Market

The general tenor of the marketplace is apprehensive. Macro-economic discussions, such as federal interest rate hikes and the consequent...

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Timber Update: A Wet Spring and Busy Summer

The second quarter has come and gone with one of the wettest springs in history, which means an incredible...

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Market Report: Interest Rate Increases Impact Engineered Wood Markets

Current macroeconomic news doesn’t give optimists much to be excited about. Interest rate increases, which were intended to tame...

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Market Report: Plywood Prices Increase

Plywood sales strengthened considerably over the last two weeks with enough volume sold to move existing inventories and extend...

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Freres Wood at the 2022 Mass Timber Conference

The 2022 Mass Timber Conference was a success! We were happy to see everyone in-person again, and to provide...

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Market Report: Engineered Wood and Housing Starts

This year, U.S. housing starts are anticipated to be up four percent to 1.67 million starts. Housing permits are...

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Timber Update: Salvage Logging, Weather, and Regulations

The Freres Timber Department has come out of the gates at full speed through the short days and seemingly...

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Market Report: Oriented Strand Board vs. Plywood

Oriented Strand Board (OSB) prices have been consistently above plywood prices the last couple of weeks. This seems like...

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February Market Report: Disrupted Supply Chains and the Panel Market

The November and December run up in panel prices began as landslides and inclement weather disrupted supply chains...

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