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.
New US Residential Single-Family Home Sales Rise 1.8% in February
New residential single-family home sales for February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000, 1.8% above the revised January rate.
Canada to Support 28 Forest Sector Projects in Quebec
Canada and Quebec announced over CA$13.3 million for 28 projects that will help to boost the competitiveness and resiliency of Quebec’s forest sector.
FHFA House Price Index Posts 4.8% Annual Increase in January
The FHFA House Price Index rose 0.2% in January. Year-over-year, prices increased 4.8%.Spotlights
Spotlights take a deep dive into topics important to our subscribers.
Tariffs Would be a Drop in the Housing Affordability Bucket
The Trump Administration’s threat to slap a 25% tariff on most imports from Canada and Mexico starting on April 2nd will have many unhealthy effects on all three of North America’s economies. If enacted, these tariffs would increase costs and prices and lower total employment, productivity, and real wages across all three economies. However, they will not have a material effect on home affordability in the US.
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.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