See the data behind our timber prices outlook 2025

At the start of 2025, timber prices have continued to remain subdued by our estimates. Log demand and prices have declined in most major North American producing regions as the US housing market throttled back and mills were temporarily shut or reduced shifts.

Housing and R&R are key drivers of wood demand, and the shelter market is still living with the hangover of the Great Recession.

For 2025, Fastmarkets predicts that total US housing starts and R&R will increase 4% and 1%, respectively.

You can access the data behind our expert forecast for the timber market. This data story offers an insight into the numbers behind the predictions from Jennifer Coskren, director of wood products and timber, Kyle Higgins, senior analyst, Lasse Sinikallas, director, macroeconomics, and Austin Lamica, economist, North American timber analytics.

Fill in the form to access the full data story, including:

• Comparisons of the prices of major sawtimber grades in recent years, and our forecast for how those prices are set to change over the next five years
• Historical data on housing starts and our projections for how they will grow from 2025 to 2028
• Our predictions for the growth of softwood lumber prices, alongside analysis on how this will impact the timber market

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