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Fastmarkets has a vast team of economic experts dedicated to delivering regular lumber price forecasts for supply, demand and trade for the North American market. These forecasts cover all aspects of the lumber industry, including lumber (green douglas fir, western spruce pine fir, southern yellow pine), engineered lumber (LVL and I-joists) and more.
Fastmarkets’ lumber price forecasts enable you to:
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This commentary provides a monthly economic analysis of the North American softwood lumber markets
This quarterly summary provides a short-term lumber forecast of supply and demand for engineered wood products, such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
A short-term lumber forecast report that offers insight into demand and capacity, future price movements and end-use markets
This forecast provides a longer-term economic analysis of the North American lumber market. It covers the commentary on the housing market, softwood lumber and makes extensive use of charts and tables
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U.S. housing starts in February posted a double-digit percentage increase month-over-month as construction picked up following a weather-related lull in January. Want to predict the future of the lumber market? Learn more about our short-term and long-term forecasts and asset analysis for the global forest products market today. Learn more. The Census Bureau reported total U.S. starts at […]
Random Lengths is inviting feedback from the industry on pricing methodologies for Random Lengths and Random Lengths International as part of its annual methodology review process.
Fastmarkets FOEX would like to thank for the feedback received during the consultation period. It was fully supportive to our current methodology. To summarize, this open consultation does not lead to material changes in the current methodology. A newly dated methodology document will be soon posted.
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Fastmarkets’ mission is to meet the market’s data requirements honestly and independently, acting with integrity and care to ensure that the trust and confidence placed in the reliability of our pricing methodologies is maintained.
After years of unprecedented volatility, many are wondering “What’s next?” for the North American and global lumber market. Will we see a sudden turnaround in prices that send us back toward record levels? Or will sluggish demand and pricing action persist?
As we frequently remind our subscribers, the future is uncertain and market conditions can change rapidly. Traders and forecasters alike were repeatedly reminded of this with the unprecedented boom-and-bust cycles with lumber and wood product prices over the last three years.
By using a price reporting agency (PRA), you can be prepared for all outcomes. With PRA you can:
Market-reflective prices, forecasts and insights for the global lumber markets: Discover how the Fastmarkets platform can help you make better high-stake decisions for your business
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