MONTHLY TIMBER TRENDS

The following documents have been collected from the past year.

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2008

pdf May 2008
First quarter US western softwood lumber exports increase. Tight residual supply, high fuel costs push 2008Q1 global pulpwood prices to new records. US new housing starts climb 8.2% in April. Several TIMO's and REITs form national organization. Corn-Based ethanol may be worst form of alternative energy, finds new research.
 
pdf April 2008
Federal reserve cuts key interest rate by a quarter point to two percent. EU officials urge Russia to reconsider timber duties. Green Douglas-fir lumber prices bounces back in response to production curtailments. Pulp prices continue to hold at high levels. US housing starts down in March.
 
pdf March 2008
Fed trims rates sharply. Split decision in US-Canada lumber ruling. US paper and paperboard production rises 1.4%. Seasonally adjusted housing starts in the US fell below 950,000 in March 2008.
 
pdf February 2008
Global trade in woodchips at record levels. Timber prices in North Carolina and Virginia near lowest in a year. Weyerhaeuser releases report on record breaking storms that hit Washington and Oregon. Housing starts remain flat in January.
 
pdf January 2008
US Imports down but exports rise. Storm damage update: Oregon. Canadian lumber output drops in November. US median house prices declined over 2007, as unsold inventories built.
 

2007

pdf December 2007
U.S. Softwood Lumber Exports Up 13% Year-Over-Year. International Tribunal May Rule on US-Canada Lumber Softwood Dispute in February. Market Pulp at 10-Year High.
 
pdf November 2007
Global Timber Prices Strengthen. Home Prices Continue to Fall in Third Quarter. Pope & Talbot Announces Bankruptcy Filing.
 
pdf October 2007
Federal Reserve Cuts Key Interest Rate to 4.5% to Guard Against Recession. B.C. to Impose New Tax on Raw Log Exports. Abitibi-Consolidated, Bowater Merger Approved.
 
pdf September 2007
Biodiesel Industry Expands in the U.S. Accumulation of the Housing Inventory Slowed Substantially. Home Sales and Prices Fall Sharply. NZ$825 Million to Forestry through Emissions Trading.
 
pdf August 2007
Ethanol is feeding hot market for farmland. Pulp sector stays strong. Housing prices dip in second quarter. New home sales rise. Timber gets new investment index.
 

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