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.
Weyerhaeuser Announces Timberland Acquisitions and Divestitures
Weyerhaeuser reported $459 million in timberland acquisitions across North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington and $410 million in divestitures in Oregon, Georgia, Alabama, and Virginia.
US Mortgage Application Payment Index Falls 1.6% in September
The MBA’s Purchase Applications Payment Index fell 1.6% to 155.0 in September, marking the fourth straight month of improving affordability.
US Forest Service to Revise Northwest Forest Plan
The US Forest Service will issue a new draft of the Northwest Forest Plan next fall, restarting efforts to revise logging and conservation rules across 25 million acres, OPB reported.Spotlights
Spotlights take a deep dive into topics important to our subscribers.
New Tariffs Will Have Massive Effects on US Economy; North American Wood Products Sector Will See Few Direct Effects
The trade restrictions announced on the Trump Administration’s “Liberation Day” mark a sea change in US trade policy. Here are a few of our initial thoughts.
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.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