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US Multifamily Starts Jump 76% as Freight Peak Stalls
US multifamily housing starts jumped 76.2% in June while container freight came off its peak, shifting where formwork…
Peak-Season Freight Surge Lifts Plywood Landed Costs: July 2026 Brief
Container rates jumped 9% to $4,530 and 61% year-on-year as peak season hit, lifting plywood landed costs even as…
Lumber and Freight Firm as Plywood Demand Splits in June 2026
Lumber and freight firmed in late June 2026 even as US housing starts slid, while Chinese and EU demand kept Vietnamese…
Europe Recovers as Asian Plywood Supply Tightens — June 2026
Framing lumber sits near multi-month highs and ocean freight is climbing into an early peak season, just as Europe's…
Freight Costs Surge as Peak Season Starts Early: June 2026 Brief
Ocean freight spiked in early June as peak season started weeks early, raising landed costs for plywood buyers while…
Lumber Climbs as US Single-Family Cools: June 2026 Brief
Lumber futures climbed back to USD 593/MBF in late May as tight supply offset softer single-family demand. EU permits up…
Freight Rates Climb Early as Asian Plywood Demand Holds Firm
Asia–Europe freight rates began rising weeks ahead of peak season in May 2026, even as Vietnamese plywood demand from…
Container Rates Spike, Commerce Locks CVD Finals: Late May 2026
Drewry's container index jumped 16% to $2,557 in the same week U.S. Commerce locked CVD finals on hardwood plywood from…
Plywood Demand Firms as Asia Freight Steadies: Mid-May 2026
US single-family starts surged to a 13-month high in March and Asia-Pacific plywood demand stayed firm, even as Drewry's…
Lumber Eases as Brussels Publishes EUDR Plan — May 2026 Brief
Madison's framing lumber composite held at $524/mfbm into May 2026 as Brussels published its EUDR simplification report…
MDO Plywood Price (2026): Per-Sheet Cost & Per-Pour Math
What US and Canadian buyers actually pay for MDO plywood in 2026, the cost-per-pour math against HDO and CDX, and where…
MDF vs Plywood Price (2026): Per-Sheet Cost & Per-Square-Foot Math
MDF vs plywood pricing in 2026 across the US, India, and UK. Per-sheet ranges at four thicknesses, per-square-foot math…