Wood Markets Status & Trends Newsletter

FEA’s Wood Markets Status & Trends (WMST) service provides a weekly, concise overview of key factors influencing North American wood products markets. This includes insights into the housing market and macroeconomic conditions, trade, regional sawmill margins, and near-term price trends.

Every Thursday • US & Canada • Monthly Deep Dive


A synopsis of current conditions and market indicators

Each weekly report — delivered on Thursdays — covers the developments shaping prices in both the US and Canada.

Housing & macro

Housing market, homebuilding, and end-use trends set against the broader macroeconomic backdrop.

Lumber & panel markets

One-page summary of the latest developments across lumber and panel markets, including price trends.

Industry headlines

Capacity, curtailments, policy, natural disasters, timber, and international developments.

Rotating updates and weekly dashboard

Coverage that cycles through the market

Topics rotate week to week so the picture stays current across the supply chain.

Trade volumes and conditions

Panel outlook

Freight trends

Log markets

North American inventory / end-use ratio, capacity, and sales

EPW outlook

The week in numbers

A quantitative read on lumber activity, refreshed every week.

Weekly shipments

Futures

Sawmill Margins

Market conditions by lumber, specialty, and panel product

Lumber prices

  • Spruce and studs
  • Hemlock / white fir
  • Green Douglas-fir
  • Southern pine

Specialty prices

  • Pressure treated
  • Shop, moulding, and millwork
  • Boards
  • Western red cedar

Panel prices

  • OSB
  • Southern plywood
  • Western plywood
  • Nonstructural panels

A monthly deep dive into a timely industry topic

Each month, WMST features a “Topic of the Month” article — a focused look at a single issue shaping the wood products industry.