13 Aug August Market Report: Disturbances in Log Production Predict a Challenging Fall Market

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August 14, 2017 July was a tumultuous month for wood products even without our own struggles with the fire at the Freres Lumber Company's Plant 4.   Stressed Log Supply Forest fires are raging up in Canada that caused immediate supply shortages due to interrupted transportation flow as well...

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31 Jul July Market Update: Multiple Factors Prop up Plywood Sales

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July 31, 2017 Strong Plywood Market It has been a remarkable plywood run so far this summer, with strong sales and stronger prices. The plywood market was strong through June and then our own custom dryer facility burned at the end of the month and that tipped...

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24 Jul July Market Report: Freres Lumber Carries on After Fire

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July 24, 2017 Plant 4 Rebuilding Project Begins July began in the worst possible of ways for us at Freres Lumber Company. The fire at Plant 4 forced immediate and unfortunate changes in how our business is conducted. It has also added considerably to the workload of...

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03 Jul American Pride on the Fourth of July

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July 3, 2017 For Freres Lumber Company, celebrating the Fourth of July has always been a cherished family tradition that we’ve enjoyed with the people of the Santiam Canyon. This year that feeling of American pride and pride in our communities is stronger than ever before.   For...

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26 Jun June Market Update: Positive Changes in the Western Plywood Market

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June 26, 2017 Freres Lumber Market can report a welcome change has come to the western plywood markets – mostly since the beginning of June.   Looking back to the lethargic and listless buying from mid-April through the end of May, it is always amazing how quickly things...

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19 Jun The Dogs of Freres Lumber Company

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June 19, 2017 Ever since our business began nearly a hundred years ago, our canine pals have been a constant presence at Freres Lumber Company. In honor of National Bring Your Pet to Work Day on June 23rd, we want to share our canine family with...

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12 Jun June Market Report: Positive Movement in the Wood Products Markets Predicts a Productive Summer

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June 12, 2017 The future looks good for for wood products producers, including panel producers like Freres Lumber Company.   Increase in Building Confidence Improves Wood Products Markets The latest US residential home construction numbers showed a 2.6% drop in construction units in May. Given much higher homebuilder confidence...

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30 May May Market Update: Western Plywood Markets Stall

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May 30, 2017 Western Plywood Markets Good, But Stalled Freres Lumber Company, and all suppliers, are experiencing a slow climb upward in the markets. The western plywood markets have been lethargic, for the most part, over the past thirty days. During the week before Memorial Day weekend...

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22 May Freres Lumber Company Joins the Portland Art Museum in Celebrating Architect John Yeon

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May 22, 2017 Freres Lumber Company is excited to announce our partnership with the Portland Art Museum in their upcoming exhibition, Quest for Beauty: the Architecture, Landscapes, and Collections of John Yeon, opening May 13, 2017! As a pioneer of the Northwest Regional style of Modernism of...

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15 May May Market Report: Softwood Lumber Agreement Continues to be an Issue in a Positive Marketplace

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May 15, 2017 The Softwood Lumber Agreement Continues to Affect Markets Lumber and panel markets have been in disarray over the last couple of months due to negotiations surrounding the Softwood Lumber Agreement. At the beginning of February, the Framing Lumber Composite Price, a Random Lengths...

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