What we publish
FEA markets our knowledge and data through analytical products that cover the forest product industry. These include Monthly Advisors and newsletters for near-term analysis, the Quarterly Forecasting Service for a longer-term outlook and an extensive historical database, as well as the industry's only comprehensive, up-to-date, mill-level capacity reports, categorized by sector.Wood Markets News
What’s got our attention.![](https://getfea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/End-Use-720x444.jpg)
US Housing Starts Fall 9.8% in January; Permits Hold Steady and Completions Rise
Housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,366,000. This is 9.8% below the revised December estimate of 1,515,000.![](https://getfea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Comp-Panels-cap-720x444.jpg)
Explosion and Fire Reported at Weyerhaeuser’s MDF Plant in Columbia Falls, MT
An explosion and fire were reported at Weyerhaeuser’s Columbia Falls, Montana, MDF plant on Wednesday, Daily Inter Lake reported.![](https://getfea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Intl-Markets-720x444.jpg)
Södra and Vida Pause Sawmill Production in Sweden as Timber Shortage Drives Up Prices
Södra and Vida will temporarily halt production for a short period this winter due to a timber shortage driving up prices, Skogsaktuellt reported.Spotlights
Spotlights take a deep dive into topics important to our subscribers.![](https://getfea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/spotlight-4.jpg)
A Home Design Catalog Takes Aim at a National Housing Shortage
In an effort to speed up much-needed homebuilding, Canada aims to bring back a tool that was last used in the post-war housing crisis.![](https://getfea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/johny-goerend-405291-unsplash.jpg)
Canada’s Caribou Conservation Goals and Woodland Management
One of the world’s biggest softwood lumber producing countries is in the midst of a major conservation effort that could place some Canadian fiber off limits to harvesters. Canada is taking steps to preserve boreal caribou habitat through provincial conservation plans.![](https://getfea.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/spotlight-4.jpg)
US Demographics and House Inventories Fuel Home Size Trend
When the pandemic enabled many city dwellers to work remotely in 2020, many people bought new homes in more affordable and sprawling neighborhoods. By 2021, the average size of a newly constructed single-family house in the US expanded, bucking the downtrend in place since dropping from the record-high in 2015.Conferences
Global Softwood Log & Lumber Conference
With global markets again approaching record levels, a timely sharing of current industry and market information from around the world is even more important than ever. Read More