Lumber Talk
A monthly overview and a short-term outlook for the North American softwood lumber markets
Get access to Fastmarkets’ softwood lumber prices, including the industry-renowned Random Length framing lumber composite price, alongside detailed pricing data, from historical values to future projections
An analysis of key end-use markets, including housing starts, repair and remodelling, industrial production, non-residential construction and more
A deep dive into the key demand drivers, from softwood lumber consumption in US and Canada to offshore trade
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Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) is one of North America’s largest sources of lumber supply and represents over 36% of softwood North American softwood lumber production. Fastmarkets offers daily price data and regular analysis on SYP.
And in March SYP futures contracts launched in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) for their cash-settled lumber futures contracts.
Built on the strength of Random Lengths’ new daily Southern Yellow Pine prices assessment, this contract helps you mitigate risk and seize new opportunities in the market.
The Hardwood Market Report (HMR) has delivered reliable price data and news on the North American hardwood lumber industry, since 1922.
Get access to prices for green and kiln-dried hardwood lumber, price comparison between current and historical values as well as production, consumption and export data.
The Hardwood Market Report is used by primary and secondary manufacturers, logging contractors, foresters, landowners, investment firms, government agencies, and academic institutions.
Fastmarkets is the only price reporting agency to offer a comprehensive package of finished softwood pallet pricing, industrial lumber prices and analysis and expert commentary on market trends.
Pallets are a key commodity across a huge range of industries, from fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) to shipping and logistics. Don’t get caught off guard by market disruptions impacting the price of wood pallets.
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