March 19, 2018 We didn’t know what to expect at the 72nd annual Stayton Sublimity Chamber of Commerce’s Community Awards Ceremony last month. “You’ve been selected as the Stayton Sublimity ‘Large Business of the Year,’” they told us. We were humbled and honored; our family and...
March 12, 2018 Plywood and Lumber Prices on the Rise Wood products have experienced a banner first quarter so far. Plywood began a distinct upward trajectory after the last week of 2017, rising from $430/msf to $500/msf by the end of February based upon composite pricing tables....
February 26, 2018 The Freres Lumber Company Market Update can report good news going into Spring, with the plywood market continuing to roll along, albeit at a slower pace than in recent weeks. Slower, however, may not mean weaker. At least, it doesn’t appear that way....
February 22, 2018 As the markets experience instability, wood products supply and demand measures remain stable. February 12,2018 Veneer Prices Remain High I hear veneer prices are at an all-time high, as if that alone justifies a slowing or stop to price increases. I take exception to this type...
MPP Products The variety of products we will be able to produce at Freres Lumber will increase dramatically when production begins at the new MPP facility. We would like our customers to imagine new applications for our products with open minds. Scarf-line Products Our MPP plant began production...
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...
December 26, 2017 Positive Plywood Market Delivers a Good Holiday Season to the Mills In the past two weeks, the plywood market has gradually found better traction, and has enabled mills to firm numbers up a bit on most items, going into the Christmas week. In the...
December 19, 2017 It has been a momentous holiday season for Freres Lumber Company! We are not only celebrating our 95th year in operation, but the world’s first Mass Plywood Panel has finally been produced! At 6:15PM, on December 18th, a panel 4” thick by 8’...