April 21, 2021 — During the middle to end of March, our plywood sales pace slowed somewhat, but the April plywood sales pace has picked up considerably in the past three weeks, once again, enabling us to extend order files and raise prices....
March 22, 2021 — Commodity panel markets continue to surge due to limited availability, astounding all participants. It is hard to believe, but current western 15/32 CD 4-ply is currently trading approximately 60 percent higher than the previous record high in September of 2020. Fairly...
February 22, 2021 — The commodity lumber and panel markets continue to press higher over the last few weeks, continuing on their record-breaking run of prices. Plywood in the west has been steady to good to strong, depending on the day of the week. Buyers...
January 25,2021 — The commodity markets have cooled off in both Lumber and panels over the past couple of weeks, though panels, so far, have not shown any deep price cuts, unlike many lumber dimension items. With record high prices in January on most commodity...
December 22, 2020 — In the past 3-4 weeks, we’ve seen a remarkable resurgence in lumber and panel markets. With the lumber markets starting their rise 6-7 weeks ago, we now see panel markets following as well. All commodity lumber and panel markets are on...
November 30, 2020 — Over the past few weeks, we have seen gradual improvements in commodity plywood markets heading into the end of the year. Prices have consolidated, leveled out, and now are moving upward a bit, for the first time in 10 weeks. Last...
October 26, 2020 — The commodity plywood markets remain quiet and slow on the buy side, over all. Though there are encouraging signs in the plywood marketplace, buyers are watching the downward slide of prices, across the board. Pine plywood started the slide about four...
September 28, 2020 — Over the past few weeks, of course, the local wildfires that ravaged our local Santiam Canyon area have taken center stage. Lots of destruction, devastation, and loss for many. Now, as the local situation has largely been tamped down, recovery after...
August 31, 2020 — The commodity lumber and panel markets continue to defy conventional wisdom as well as gravity. In the past month, all-time record prices have been easily shattered. Western Plywood is no exception. The relentless wood products demand in the field continues, unabated....
July 27, 2020 — The Western Plywood market continues its unrelenting march upward on prices, and outward on order files. We are now closing in on 3 months duration with the current bull run in place for commodity lumber and panel markets. Normally, when we...