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.
Port of Prince Rupert, BC, Experiencing Disruptions Amid Work Stoppage
The Port of Prince Rupert is experiencing disruptions following the issuing of a 72-hour strike notice by ILWU Local 514 and the subsequent 72-hour lockout notice issued by the BCMEA.
Mortgage Applications Decline in the Week Ending November 1st, Marking Sixth Consecutive Drop
Mortgage loan application volume decreased 10.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier, MBA reported.
US Wood Pellet Exports Increase in September
The US exported 898,128.2 metric tons of wood pellets in September, up from 775,296.1 metric tons in August, a Biomass Magazine review of USDA data shows.Spotlights
Spotlights take a deep dive into topics important to our subscribers.
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.
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.
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
