Read the data behind our lumber prices outlook 2025

February 12, 2025

By Jennifer Coskren, Dustin Jalbert, and Emerson Paradee

Use the arrows to click through the data story and understand the numbers behind our projections.

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European sawn timber market trends and outlook (November 2025)

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