Category: Lumber News

  • Madison’s 2Q 2014 Timber Industry Analysis and Projection

    We are very excited to release a brief snippet of the latest edition of our new product: MADISON’S QUARTERLY NORTH AMERICAN TIMBER INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND PROJECTION Madison’s 2Q:14 Timber Preview check back here at the end of July for more on this vital information source!!

  • US Housing Market : Jan – June 2014

    New data on US housing inventory, home prices and sales, and distressed mortgages was released this week. Mixed messages from US housing data released in June are being studied by home buyers, sellers, and industry experts. Mid-year releases issued from the National Association of Realtors, S&P/Case Shiller, Trulia, and other housing analysts show that the…

  • Oregon Timber and Land Management Update

    Earlier this year, authorities followed a pickup truck to a warehouse in Philomath, OR, and seized more than 13,000 pounds of salal, a leafy Northwest plant prized for its shelf life in floral arrangements. It is shipped to the East Coast and even to Europe, and the black-market operation was an example of the wealth…

  • Wood Pellet Production and Demand Globally

    Recent reports from the US Energy Information Administration and the World Bioenergy Association show bioenergy production and wood pellet demand in Europe are rising sharply. As well, this week the USDA bioenergy program announced US$14.5 million in funding available through the 2014 Farm Bill. Also, an international bioenergy conference in Prince George, BC, last week…

  • Focus on lumber: Norbord (T.NBD) named as a top 25 dividend stock

    June 20, 2014 MADISON’S WEEKLY LUMBER MARKET UPDATE AND OVERVIEW Provided by: Madison’s Lumber Reporter www.madisonsreport.com Near-panic among North America’s lumber and panel traders was narrowly averted this week as customers came in heavily to buy solid volumes of wood and the previously-tanking futures board reversed direction absolutely, wrote Keta Kosman in Madison’s Lumber Reporter…