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Madison’s Western S-P-F Lumber Prices June 19: sneak preview
The full Madison’s Lumber Reporter North America softwood lumber price list was updated as usual first thing this morning (Friday) Eastern time. Here is a SNEAK PEAK at benchmark Western Spruce-Pine-Fir (WSPF) prices: Recovering well from big drops in April and May, for the week ending June 19, 2020, the wholesaler price of benchmark softwood…
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BC Forest Practices Board
Seeking Manager of Special Projects June 11, 2020 The BC Forest Practices Board is searching for a dynamic professional to lead a broad range of projects through all phases of the project management life cycle. As the Manager of Special Projects, you thrive on objectively analyzing forestry issues of public importance, and enjoy working in…
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Softwood Lumber Prices June & US Housing Starts May: 2020
The USA purchases approximately 65% of Canadian lumber production mostly for construction framing, while Canadian buyers account for about 10%, and those in Japan take 6%.However: US and Canadian customers purchase mostly standard grades (#2&Btr), while Japan buys almost exclusively premium or “appearance” grades (J-grade) which sells for quite a bit more than standard grade…
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Softwood Lumber Prices Stabilize Even as Inventories Remain Weak
After a wild ride down then up over the past few months, most standard construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices stabilized last week, to levels both producers and customers are comfortable with. Inventories remain spotty as sawmill production is still constrained and buyers continue to look for highly specified loads only.Purveyors of Western Spruce-Pine-Fir commodities…
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MADISON’S SOFTWOOD LUMBER PRICES AND MARKET WEEKLY COMMENT:
Key comment: “Caution ruled every lumber sales deal last week, and demand from Eastern regions was again more active than in the West.” Softwood Lumber Prices updated June 16, 2020 (CLICK TABLE TO ENLARGE)
