31 Oct Supporting Families at the Family Building Blocks Annual Dream Builders Luncheon

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October 31, 2016 We recently supported Family Building Blocks at their annual Dream Builders Luncheon in Salem, Oregon. Freres Lumber Co. is a long-standing supporter of the Family Building Blocks (FBB) mission because we believe that keeping children safe and families together is one of the...

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24 Oct October Market Update: Slowing Wood Products Markets as We Enter the Fall

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October 24, 2016 Just like the rest of the domestic producers, Freres Lumber Company is experiencing an expected slow down in the wood products market with the change of seasons.   In the last several weeks, seasonal tendencies have affected Western Plywood markets. Buyers have pulled their horns...

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07 Oct October Market Report: Implications of the Impending Expiration of the Softwood Lumber Agreement

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October 7, 2016 A big change in the international lumber market will come next week due to the expirations of the Softwood Lumber Agreement that will affect all domestic producers, including Freres Lumber Company.   The grace period for the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) expires on October 13th....

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26 Sep September Market Update: Plywood market strong

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September 26, 2016 The last few weeks of the western commodity sheathing market have been mostly lackluster, but this week Freres Lumber Company has had a solid week, albeit with mostly lower prices. The summer market has been unspectacular but solid overall, with few glitches, and...

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12 Sep September Market Report: Freres Lumber Sees Volatile Markets Continuing

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  September 13, 2016 Challenges coming from domestic producers and abroad The veneer market is extremely difficult. Canadian veneer producers are more concerned with selling the production from their facilities than they are the price at which they are selling veneer. With the exchange rate at $1.29...

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22 Aug August Market Update: Strong Wood Products Markets Persist as We Head Toward Autumn

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August 22, 2016 Despite reports of overall malaise in the wood products market, Freres Lumber Company had our second consecutive week of strong sales volumes. While some discounts were necessary to prime the pump, commodity sheathing moved out in an orderly fashion. Secondaries have spent the...

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08 Aug August Market Report: Each Wood Product Market Presents Its Own Challenge

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  August 8, 2016 Changes in the wood product market produce individual challenges for Freres Lumber Company in the veneer, plywood, and lumber sectors. Veneer There is curretly more veneer production than can be supported, which is not generally a good sign. That said the veneer being produced is...

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25 Jul Freres Lumber July Market Update: Strong Plywood Markets Continue A Two-Year Streak

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July 25, 2016 The Freres Lumber Company mill is busy filling orders for a thriving plywood market.   Strong Plywood Market Plywood continues to show strength amid the longest sustained market in two years. Mills have maintained a minimum of 2-3 week order files and prices have edged up...

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18 Jul Weighing the Effectiveness of Ventek’s Multi-Point Diverter System

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July 18, 2016 There have been many technological advances in veneer manufacturing over the years. One of the more recent advances in our industry has been the development of the Multi-Point Diverter System (MPDS) by a local Oregon company, Ventek Inc.   The MPDS replaces traditional vacuum diverter...

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11 Jul July Market Report: Lagging Housing Starts Affecting Wood Products Markets

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July 11, 2016 We're seeing a lot of activity in the wood products market and here at Freres Lumber Company as the summer rolls on, some positive, others challenging.   Challenging Wood Products Markets The plywood and veneer markets are overcoming significant hurdles on the way to stronger prices....

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