Lumber Market:


  For Better, For Worse! What Will Happen to the Housing Market When Tax Credits Expire? - USDA economist explains what to look for in a housing recovery and how the market may react when federal tax credits expire this year.   (3/1/2010)

  Changes in the Hardwood Lumber Industry and Their Impacts on the Pallet Industry - Overview of the dramatic changes that have occurred in the hardwood industry, including analysis of recent data with an eye toward the future.   (2/1/2010)

  Letter from Ed: Is the Hardwood Industry Going to Take a Stand? - Is the Hardwood Industry Going to Take a Stand?  (2/1/2010)

  Customization & Sustainability – Wood’s Place in the House of the Future - A look at housing design trends and the role that wood will play in future housing design.  (10/1/2009)

  Bamboo: Green as Grass? - Bamboo: Green as Grass? Bamboo gains ground against hardwood thanks to its green message. But how green really is this grass from Asia?  (9/1/2009)

  Change Blows on the Hardwood Industry Winds - Changes in Hardwood Industry: In the past decades, the hardwood industry has gone through many changes that impact our pallet lumber supplies. This article puts an overview perspective on these changes.  (6/1/2008)

  Forest Economist Explains Housing Slump, Identifies Bright Spots and Biz Opportunities - Economic Outlook: Al Schuler, a research economist for the U.S. Forest Service, discuses changes in the forest products industry and potential opportunities; part one of a two-part interview.  (1/1/2008)

  Imports Overtake Forest Products Exports; Survey Shows Wide Impact: Virginia Tech Survey Shows Companies Responding, Adapting to Globalization - Globalization: Last year, the volume of imported forest products dramatically overtook the volume of exported forest products; survey shows the impact of globalization is far-reaching, but the industry is adapting and responding.  (11/1/2007)

  Market Update: Is Ohio River Valley Region Harbinger for Elsewhere? - The biggest factor in low-grade hardwood availability at the moment is unquestionably the hardwood grade market – or lack thereof  (7/1/2007)

  Sawmill & Treating Insights: Upgrading for Volume or Value? Brian Bond - Raw material quality continues to decline while at the same time logs are getting more difficult to obtain. Many mills are beginning to worry about the future log supply — not necessarily where the logs are going to come from, but who is going to harvest them and bring them to the mill.  (3/1/2007)

  Weekly Hardwood Review Indicates That Cooling Market for Railties Expected To Rebound in the Spring of 2007 - Railtie Market: Prices for railties are expected to decline moderately, according to the Weekly Hardwood Review (WHR), but if sawmills exercise discipline, tie purchases and prices should rebound in the spring.  (11/1/2006)

  What Do Regional Changes in Hardwood Production Tell Us About Future Competitiveness? - Dr. Bill Luppold provides analysis of recent decreases in hardwood production along with information related to species shifts.  (3/1/2006)

  Industry Analysts to Hold Market Conference - Raw materials cost increases impact the price of pallets and low grade lumber. Conference addresses future of the market. Experts say it could get worse.   (10/1/2005)

  Texas Lumberman Wins Big Buck Photo Contest - Winning Deer Bagged on Texas Ranch  (3/1/2005)

  Hardwood Flooring Market Runs in Cycles - Highlights from 2004 Articles  (1/3/2005)

  Hardwood Industry Should Take Cues from Cabinet Makers, Says Consultant - Industry Conference Focuses on Issues of Competition in Global Marketplace  (9/1/2004)

  Flooring's Impact on the Hardwood Market - Hardwood Flooring Market Runs in Cycles  (7/1/2004)

  Outlook Optimistic for Red Alder - Red Alder is on the rise in the Pacific Northwest, especially for the pallet industry.  (3/17/2004)

  Backlash Has Arrived In Hardwood Market - Quarterly review of pallet and low grade lumber markets.  (4/1/2003)

  Partners in Lumber Brokerage Take Client-Based Approach to Business - Precut International: Partners in Canadian lumber brokerage take a client-based approach to business as they serve the pallet and crating industry in the Northeast  (3/1/2001)