November 2025

Southern Pine Resources

Are You Using the Proper Span Tables?

When it comes to building with Southern Pine lumber, ensuring the structural integrity requires careful understanding of how to use the lumber. That’s when you break out the span tables.

 

Get Your Joists & Rafters Guidance Today

Check out 46 simplified maximum span tables based on common load conditions for floor joists, ceiling joists, and rafters for selected visual and mechanical grades of Southern Pine lumber in sizes 2×4 through 2×12.

 

Need Headers & Beams Sizing Specs, Load Tables?

Get your resources to source the proper Southern Pine lumber for headers and beams, including size selection and allowable load tables.

 

Around the Industry

August 2025 Southern Pine Lumber Shipments

Southern Pine lumber shipments in August totaled 1.996 billion board feet (BBF), 1% above July’s revised shipments of 1.980 BBF. August year-to-date shipments totaled 15.247 BBF. 

 

Cyber Readiness Assessment for Rural Forest Products, Bioenergy Industries

Take part in a 15-minute Cyber Readiness Assessment for the Rural Forest Products and Bioenergy Industries, conducted by Mississippi State University and funded by USDA. Your input will help strengthen cybersecurity throughout the forest products industry.

 

Southern Pine Export Report for August 2025  

 

Softwood Lumber Board November Newsletter

 

Industry Resources

Registration Open for SPIB 2026 Training Courses 

The Southern Pine Inspection Bureau is now accepting registrations for its 2026 A Week of Quality.Together to be held from April 27-May 1 in Pensacola, Florida.

 

SFPA Updates

Welcome New Member

A new organization has joined SFPA as an associate member. Click on their name below to learn more about what they bring to SFPA!

From the Executive Director: November 2025

Check out a message of thanks and gratitude, then find out what's going on with the EUDR, including how SFPA is advocating for the Southern Pine lumber and forest products industry. 

 

Have You Been Following Us on LinkedIn?

See what you may have missed during the past two weeks.

 
 

Get Social With SFPA

 

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