Lumber Connection

June 13, 2025: Steady As She Goes, Now's the Time to Stay Focused by SBCA

In this special episode, Stinson Dean with Revol Building Solutions, explains the lumber futures market and provides insight on how component manufacturers can use the futures market to their advantage. Stinson is a seasoned lumber trader and new owner of Revol Building Solutions.

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Both experts agree that the tariff turbulence is dying down and share their thoughts on building a meaningful relationship with your suppliers, lumber or otherwise. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has been with AIFP sin...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Justin and Ken address on-going market confusion as the primary reaction to President Trump's Liberation Day tariff plans and rapid pause. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has been with AIFP since 2017, specializing in F...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Both experts weigh in on the effect this week's tariff announcement had and will have on the market, but uncertainty continues to be the word this year. Tune in for details on tariffs, transportation, and current buying trends. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Justin and Ken address the ongoing elephant in the room: tariffs. Confusion and uncertainty rule the roost as the current Administration sorts out the direction they'll go regarding tariffs on softwood lumber. In the meantime, listen in for their thoughts on how to han...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Justin examines the current choppy market while Ken focuses on strengthening demand. Both experts agree on the need for flexibility as the deadline for revisiting tariffs looms in the distance. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine a...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Tune in to hear Justin and Ken give their take on the February lumber market as the dust settles around the temporary pause on new tariffs. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has been with AIFP since 2017, specializing in...

Justin Binning and Joe Griffith with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Both experts weigh-in on the potential for tariffs, current inventory, and overarching 2025 buying strategies. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Joe has been with AIFP since 1996, specializing in SPF/Doug Fir/Hem Fir. Both s...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. A new administration, the possibility for new tariffs, weather, fires, and interest rates are all having an early effect on the lumber market. Tune in for the information you need to plan for Q1 2025 and into the future. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focu...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Supply is thinning as we head into the end of the year but activity remains steady. Justin and Ken wrap up 2024 with a discussion on the new administration's potential tariffs, a look at housing starts and their impact on the upcoming lumber market, and share some expe...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Supply is thinning as we head into the end of the year but activity remains steady. Looking ahead, the experts discuss where consumption might be headed in early 2025. Tune in to get the latest insights. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yel...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. The experts discuss post-election energy, trade volume, and details on Fir and Southern Yellow Pine. With the holidays coming up and about 4-6 weeks left in the year, Justin and Ken talk the remainder of quarter four of 2024 and into quarter one of 2025. Tune in to hea...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Weather, demand, and inventory levels are just a few of the many factors affecting the lumber market as we make our way through the fourth quarter of 2024. Tune in for the details on both Fir, Southern Yellow Pine and the current trend. Justin has been with AIFP since...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Southern Yellow Pine and Fir are both experiencing an upward trend, according to our experts. Listen in to get a better understand of where that trend is headed between now and the end of the year. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pi...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Weather, curtailments, election results and more have potential to affect the Q4 market. Tune in as both experts explore what we might be facing. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has been with AIFP since 2017, specializi...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Both experts look ahead to Q4 and share their thoughts on how we'll close out 2024. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has been with AIFP since 2017, specializing in Fir species. Both specialize in high grade lumber for th...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Ken talks opportunities for Component Manufacturers over the next few months while Justin focuses on understanding key points that may affect the market now and into the near future. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has...

In this special episode, Ashley Boeckholt with Sitka Inc., provides his perspective on the current lumber market. Ashley explores the shift occurring right now, how component manufacturers can capitalize on the changes, and the best ways to stay ahead of the game. Ashley grew up in the lumber industry and has been at his current role at Sitka since June of 2022.

Justin Binning and Joe Griffith with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. A few grades are getting hard to source as we head into the heart of forest fire and hurricane seasons. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Joe has been with AIFP since 1996, specializing in SPF/Doug Fir/Hem Fir. Both speciali...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Justin and Ken share their insights on how the market has changed in just a matter of weeks and how the interactions with the supply have impacted trading. Listen in to learn more. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has be...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Justin and Ken cover the variety of things continuing to influence low market prices, from summertime maintenance curtailments to project scheduling delays. Is now the time to stock up? Listen in to learn more. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in South...

Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provides a snapshot of the current lumber market. It's not just the weather that's warm right now. Tune in to hear what's heating up in the lumber market! Ken has been with AIFP since 2017, specializing in Fir species and high grade lumber for the component manufacturing industry.

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Listen in for this week's details on which products are hard to source, the current state of curtailments and potentially shrinking lumber supply. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has been with AIFP since 2017, specializ...

Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) provide a snapshot of the current lumber market. Weather and fires are having an effect on pricing for all species while inventory levels remain thin. Will more mills be closing? Listen in to learn more. Justin has been with AIFP since 2010 with a focus in Southern Yellow Pine and Ken has been with AIFP since 2017, s...