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Lumber: the Capital Economics view

Lumber, or sawn timber as it is also known, is being added to our coverage of agriculturals from today. Despite a sharp rise in lumber prices last year and our expectations of only a lacklustre recovery in the global economy this year, we believe US benchmark prices could rise a further 25% in 2013.

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