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Recent Posts

June 16, 2021
Lumber Prices Plummet; Is the Roller Coaster Ride Over?
Last week, southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber prices continued to drop sharply—for the third week in a row—to the lowest...
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May 24, 2021
Southern Timber Prices Push Towards 2-Year High
After predictably losing ground during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2Q2020, the southern timber market...
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May 11, 2021
Evolving Forest Industry Creates Challenges for Lakes States Timberland Owners
The forest products industry has migrated away from the vertical integration model it used until the early 2000’s....
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April 22, 2021
Lumber Prices Spike as 2Q Homebuilding Ramps Up
The volatile North American softwood lumber market continues to keep us guessing as we enter 2Q2021. Southern yellow...
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April 15, 2021
2020 Lumber Price Surge was Demand Driven
When the supply/demand imbalance in the North American softwood lumber market began to emerge last May, we provided...
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April 07, 2021
Timber Prices & Inventories Plummet in the Lake States
Delivered wood fiber prices in the Lake States are at their lowest point since Forest2Market began collecting...
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April 01, 2021
Understanding Seasonality in Timber Prices
Record high lumber prices have been prominent in the news for the last several months as the North American market has...
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March 03, 2021
Regional US Chip & Pulpwood Price Trends Diverge
As global consumer trends and demands continue to shift at an escalating pace – especially given the events of 2020 -...
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February 25, 2021
Wet Weather Driving Southern Timber Prices Higher in 1Q2021
After predictably losing ground during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2Q2020, the southern timber market bounced...
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February 15, 2021
Winter Precipitation Trends Across the US: Will Timber Prices be Impacted?
Winter weather challenges have the potential to suspend harvesting operations in every wood basket in North America....
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January 18, 2021
How Has COVID-19 Impacted Wood Consumption in the PNW?
Strong demand for tissue and towel products early in the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a remarkable run on lumber, has...
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December 08, 2020
Southern Timber Prices Jumped Nearly 10% in 3Q2020
After predictably losing ground during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2Q2020, the southern timber market bounced...
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October 01, 2020
Louisiana Timber Losses from Hurricane Laura Surpass $1.1 Billion
Per recent data and accompanying news from the LSU AgCenter, Hurricane Laura will go down in history as one of the most...
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September 07, 2020
Despite Record Lumber Prices, Southern Timber Prices Plummeted During Lockdown
After inching up in 1Q2020, the southern timber market reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic (and related shutdown of the...
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June 10, 2020
Southern Timber Price Update: Pine & Hardwood Products Diverge in 1Q2020
After experiencing a wild ride during 1Q2019, southern timber prices diverged by product type a year later in 1Q2020....
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May 14, 2020
Where are Southern Timber Prices Headed?
The modern forest supply chain is without guidance for operating in the current pandemic-driven economic environment,...
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April 08, 2020
Building Better Forecasts: A Business Necessity in Stressed Markets
If we have learned one lesson during the COVID-19 health crisis, it’s that we’re all impacted personally by the ways...
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