January 29, 2018 A return to the highs of summer in lumber and panel markets The month of January has ushered in strong commodity lumber and panel markets. A positive for mills like Freres Lumber, but looking back on what has transpired in just the past three...
January 23, 2018 Forest management is an important discussion that is long overdue. Rob Freres, Executive Vice President of Freres Lumber Company adds his comment to the on-going discussion affecting current legislative actions. It was an eventful fall in Washington on federal forest issues with new developments...
January 15, 2018 Wood Products Market Predictions for 2018 Wood products producers are some of the most pessimistic prognosticators around. Rarely do we at believe that the future will bring sunshine and fair markets. 2017, however, ended on a high note from a macro-economic perspective and 2018...