SOFTWOOD LUMBER RESOURCE CENTER
Westline Capital Strategies created this collection of softwood lumber industry resources to help you gain additional insights and track trends.
Events
Reports, Newsletters and Trade Publications
Organizations and Marketplaces
- CME Group
- North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA)
- Softwood Lumber Board
- U.S. Lumber Coalition
Agencies
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- US Department of Commerce
- United States Census Bureau
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
Key Data
Additional Industry Stats
- US Housing Starts & Permits (US Department of Commerce)
- US Existing Home Sales (National Association of Realtors)
- US New Home Sales (United States Census Bureau)
- US Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
- US Employment Data (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Statistics Canada (Canadian Housing & Government Stats)
- Global Affairs Canada
Greg Kuta, founder of Westline Capital Strategies, in the News:
Montreal Wood Convention (Video Presentation)
Axios:
NPR Marketplace:
Lumber prices climb as people stuck at home build those gazebos they’ve been putting off
Barrons:
Lumber Prices Rise Sharply Despite Covid-19
Hurricanes Could Spur Big Rise in Lumber Prices
Wall Street Journal:
Lumber Prices Rebound From Coronavirus Decline
Marketplace:
Natural gas, lumber among best performers as commodities post a second straight quarterly gain
Volatility in oil and gold may offer more opportunity than risk
Financial Times:
Lumber prices soar to all-time high on renovation demand
ETF Trends:
Timber ETFs Grow on Recovering Lumber Demand
Seeking Alpha:
Front-month lumber futures settle at all-time high as shortages remain
Fidelity:
Lumber futures climb to a record and more than double for the year, as pandemic boosts demand