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Fastmarkets (owner of Random Lengths) offers daily price data and regular analysis on Southern Yellow Pine (SYP), a key commodity that plays a crucial role in the construction and lumber industries.
Fastmarkets is the PRA for the CME Group cash-settled lumber futures contract. To learn more about the new lumber contract, which leverages Fastmarkets’ trusted Random Lengths Southern Yellow Pine #2&Btr 2×4 (eastside) daily price, read our press release.
As SYP continues to grow and capture market share, staying informed is crucial for adapting to industry changes. Here’s how we can help:
As the construction and housing markets evolve remaining vigilant and adapting strategies based on market conditions will remain crucial.
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Our subscribers have access to regular news and analysis covering home sales, interest rates, mergers and acquisitions, government and public policy and issues impacting mill production levels. Here’s just a small selection of the news and analysis our experts produce.
Traders reported some of the strongest activity of the year to date in many species, with prices firming or moving higher in most regions. The stronger pace of sales emerged despite adverse weather conditions across many parts of the continent and stubbornly elevated mortgage interest rates. The Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price finished $9 […]
Access our expert lumber predictions for 2025, including insights into significant movements in the housing market.
A 30-day delay in implementation of tariffs on Canadian shipments to the US reset recent trends in framing lumber markets. Sales picked up in most regions and species, but higher quotes early in the week retreated nearer to last week’s levels. Western S-P-F sales were mixed, but several secondaries reported their strongest days of the […]
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