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    • Lumber prices continue to drop with wood market cautious amid tariff uncertainty
      Explore the current trends in the wood market as prices for framing lumber continue to decline amidst economic uncertainty.
      May 12, 2025
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      By Joe Pruski, the Fastmarkets team
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    • Random Lengths launches annual open consultation
      Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on pricing methodologies for Random Lengths and Random Lengths International as part of its annual methodology review process.
      April 30, 2025
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • Adult, Male, Man
      Tariffs, uncertainty and evolving demand dynamics | The Lumber Word Podcast live in Montreal
      Discover key insights from The Lumber Word Podcast on lumber market dynamics and the impact of current tariffs.
      April 25, 2025
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      By Dustin Jalbert, the Fastmarkets team
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    • Stock market chaos spurs cautious buying and drop in lumber price
      Extreme volatility in the stock market, and accompanying widespread concern about the broader economy distracted framing lumber traders all week. Constant shifts in news emanating from the White House about tariffs kept traders on edge. Many traders, particularly in Canada, spent much of the week at the Montreal Wood Convention. Buyers replenished cautiously and conservatively […]
      April 14, 2025
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      By Joe Pruski, the Fastmarkets team
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    • Lumber, Wood, Plant
      Policy-driven supply shock: North American lumber market braces for “Trump tariffs 2.0”
      North American lumber industry struggles with closures, tariffs and post-pandemic demand shift
      April 9, 2025
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      By Dustin Jalbert
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    • Plywood, Wood, Person
      Market shaken as Canadian lumber tariffs exempted
      Trading in most markets stalled after Wednesday’s announcement that lumber imports from Canada would be exempt from the newly imposed tariffs by the Trump administration. The most notable immediate impact was seen in lumber futures, where prices tumbled more than $50 on Thursday. In most physical markets, prices adjusted mildly in both directions. While digesting […]
      April 7, 2025
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      By Fastmarket team
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    • Plant, Tree, Fir
      Navigating price volatility in the forest products market – read our whitepaper
      Keeping up to date in the ever-shifting landscape of the forest industry is crucial for professionals to make sense of the market
      April 3, 2025
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      By the Fastmarkets team
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    • Wood, Lumber, Box
      Pallet market finds stability after early month tariff drama
      The US pallet market saw an early month jolt in low-grade prices on the heels of the March tariff implementation drama followed by renewed stability. Uncertainty is rising across global trade as the White House prepares to unveil a narrower—but still significant—set of reciprocal tariffs, expected to take effect on April 2. Administration officials have […]
      March 28, 2025
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      By Antonio Gallotta, Ian Templeton
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    • Land, Nature, Outdoors
      The key macroeconomic shifts that are affecting forest products – and how to cope
      Forecasting is not an absolute exact science, but it provides a general expectation of future growth scenarios based on assumptions. Accessing two, five and 15-year forecasts by region and grade enables parties to plan around market changes. At Fastmarkets, our macroeconomic forecasts serve as a foundation for various forestry product forecasts, such as pulp, packaging, […]
      March 18, 2025
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      By Lasse Sinikallas
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      Regulation, erratic tariffs and M&A activity top of mind for forest industry leaders
      This year’s excellently-attended European Forest Products conference in Lisbon over March 3 – 5 rolled out in an environment of increasing regional regulation, erratic international tariff announcements from the US altering conditions in real time and the changing shape of the market through mergers and acquisitions. Smurfit Westrock shut out the CEO awards, with Tony […]
      March 11, 2025
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      By Jessica Zimbalatti
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