Wood Products Markets & Prices

Objective, Reliable Market Prices

Crow's reports on more than 1600 North American lumber and panel prices every week, including

• Framing lumber - studs, random tally, structural light framing, joists, planks
• Industrial lumber - moulding, shop, selects and commons
• Cedar and treated lumber - decking, fencing, split rails, shakes and shingles
• Structural panels - US and Canadian softwood plywood and OSB
• Particleboard and MDF

Detailed Market Reports
Providing quick, accurate analysis of each week's market, Crow's provides detailed market reports for all species and products. These news stories add depth and color to price reporting by filling in critical details about market movements. You get an understanding of key market drivers, from mill inventories to regional housing demand.

RISI's Lumber & Panel Outlook
A weekly analysis of wood products markets by RISI's economists, the most trusted source of forecasting in the North American industry.

• Extracted from RISI's monthly Commentaries
• Analyzes market developments
• Forecasts supply, demand and prices over the coming three months

Crow's Price Watch
An online service that allows you to easily analyze price trends and instantly see which prices are up or down and by how much. Crow's Price Watch provides:

• A color designation to quickly show you price directions -- green for prices that have risen, red for those that have fallen, and blue for those that have stayed the same
• The change between this week's and last week's price
• The ability to save your favorite reports for quick access
• Up to ten years of historical prices available in downloadable spreadsheets

Crow's Lumber & Panel News
A comprehensive and reliable daily news service covering the latest lumber news and wood products industry developments such as:

• Housing: reports on home sales, interest rates and other factors impacting demand for lumber and panels
• Corporate news: mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, financial results
• Government and public policy, including the latest on the US-Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement
• Production & capacity, including the latest on shutdowns, startups and labor issues that affect markets

Market Commentary
Insightful commentary on trends and issues affecting the markets, covering topics such as:

• Housing demand indicators.
• Price trends.
• Earnings.
• The impact of public policy.
• Trends in supply.
• Imports and exports.

This unique perspective comes from editors who have not only covered wood products markets, but have actually worked as traders in those markets.