Author: Madison’s Lumber Reporter

  • Wildfires, Western North America

    Wildfires raging in four West Coast states have forced more than 1,000 people to be evacuated from their homes this week in rapidly growing blazes. The fires, spread by wind and exacerbated by very dry conditions, have already consumed more than 100 structures in Alaska, and were threatening others in drought-hit California and Arizona. In…

  • North American Wood Products Industry in 2015 and Beyond

    Forest Economic Advisors — Conference Call with BMO Capital Markets Last week was held a regular conference call about the North American wood products industry by Mark Wilde at BMO Capital Markets. Analysts at Forest Economic Advisors provided the update. US Housing • FEA pessimistic on US housing starts relative to consensus: 1.1 million starts…

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  • Madison’s Weekly Dimension Lumber Prices Update: June 2015

    PRICES REFLECT June 19, 2015 ISSUE OF MADISON’S LUMBER REPORTER Kiln-Dried Fir Whirlwind Savvy wholesalers and distributers who loaded up on KD fir lumber when prices were down jumped for joy this week. The current scarcity of dry fir only seems to be worsening, and asking prices among both primary and secondary suppliers have increased…

  • North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/19

    June 19, 2015: #LUMBER PRICES 06/19: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$300 mfbm (+$6); WSPF KD PET 2×4 Studs $305 (+$10); Doug Fir green #2&Btr 2×4 $337 (+$17); OSB ON 7/16″ C$237 msf (+$2) (net FOB mill) North America Construction Framing Dimension Lumber Wholesale Price: 06/19