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Noble Fir trees are dying throughout Oregon’s Willamette Valley

Forest Health in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

By Dena | blog, Industry News | Comments are Closed | 29 October, 2018 | 0
October 29, 2018

This last summer, as many of you were driving through the Willamette Valley on your way to summer vacations, you may have noticed that there are significant numbers of standing dead trees along the roads and scattered … Read More

wood product market

Freres Lumber October Market Update: Imports and Excess Product Slow Markets

By Dena | blog, Market Update | Comments are Closed | 22 October, 2018 | 0
October 22, 2018

The plywood market, like almost all commodity lumber and panel markets, continues to struggle with lethargic buying interest and excess available product available to customers.

Commodity Lumber and Panel Markets

Imports Affect the Commodities Markets

The commodity lumber and panel markets continue … Read More

Wood products market

Freres Lumber October Market Report: A Declining Wood Products Market

By Dena | blog, Market Report | Comments are Closed | 15 October, 2018 | 0
October 15, 2018

Depressed Markets Across the Wood Products Spectrum

Wood products market dropped dramatically over the last couple of weeks, extending price discounts from earlier in the month. Panel markets are looking for a bottom, with few customers willing … Read More

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Freres Lumber September Market Update: A Turbulent Market for Western Plywood

By Dena | blog, Market Update | Comments are Closed | 24 September, 2018 | 0
September 24, 2018

Disappointing Sales Leading Into the Fall

The western plywood markets, with the exception of some increased buying prior to and after the Hurricane in the southeast, have largely been disappointing in September. The lethargy that has been

… Read More

SEDCOR's Manufacturer of the Year

Freres Lumber Selected as SEDCOR’s Manufacturer of the Year

By Dena | blog, Company News | Comments are Closed | 17 September, 2018 | 0
September 17, 2018

We are pleased and humbled to announce that Freres Lumber Company has been selected as SEDCOR’s Manufacturer of the Year!

SEDCOR's Manufacturer of the Year

SEDCOR is a nonprofit organization working with private and public partners to enhance and diversify the Mid-Willamette … Read More

Panel markets struggle

Freres Lumber September Market Report: Construction Labor and Pricing Affect Plywood Demand

By Dena | blog | Comments are Closed | 7 September, 2018 | 0
September 10, 2018

Volatility Plagues Plywood Demand

Plywood demand has been lackluster over the last few weeks. We had one big week of purchasing before things became quiet again. Typical customer feedback includes lack of available labor to complete projects … Read More

Winter Trading in Commodities

Freres Lumber August Market Update: Lumber and Panel Markets Recover

By Dena | blog, Market Update | Comments are Closed | 27 August, 2018 | 0
August 27, 2018

After a long and harsh June and July, the commodity markets for lumber and panels have experienced a turnaround in the past couple weeks, but not all at the same time. Suffice to say that most commodity … Read More

Engineered Wood

MPP Case Study: A Spiral Staircase

By Dena | blog, Company News | Comments are Closed | 20 August, 2018 | 0
August 20, 2018

When we initially began constructing our engineered Mass Plywood Panel one question continually asked of us was, “What applications do you see your wood product used for in the future?” The answer always came back to, “The … Read More

Housing starts, transportation issues, and fire season

Freres Lumber August Market Report: Housing Starts, Transportation Issues, and Fire Season Affecting Markets

By Dena | blog, Market Report | Comments are Closed | 13 August, 2018 | 0
August 13, 2018

Housing starts affected by increased material prices 

Housing sales are up 2.4% over last year. Existing inventory of new homes sits at a very tight 4.3 months of inventory at current sales pace. Both rental prices and … Read More

Engineered wood

Mass Plywood Panel Certified by APA

By Dena | blog, Company News | Comments are Closed | 7 August, 2018 | 0
August 6, 2018

Freres Lumber Company is proud to announce that they have received structural certification for their patent-pending product, the Mass Plywood Panel (MPP), by the APA*- The Engineered Wood Association, under ANSI/APA PRG 320 standards. Freres Lumber … Read More

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Recent Posts

  • Mass Plywood Product Passes Two Milestones
  • Freres Lumber February Market Report: Wood Products Industry Affected by a Drag in Housing Starts
  • Freres Lumber January Market Update: Winter Trading in Commodities Affected by Varied Buying Activity
  • Freres Lumber January Market Report: 2018 Ends With an Upswing in the Wood Products Market
  • Looking Ahead to an Exciting Journey in 2019

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