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Category: Lumber News

  • Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr wholesaler price this week: Up +$6 to US$376 mfbm (net FOB #sawmill)

    Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr wholesaler price this week: US$376 mfbm (net FOB #sawmill) Wholesaler price of benchmark North American #construction framing #softwood dimension #lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr rebounds +1.6%, or +$6, this week: to US$376 mfbm (net FOB #sawmill) from $370 last week. #building #housing #woodhttps://madisonsreport.com/lumber-prices/

  • Lumber Industry Hoping for Improved Sales in September

    The price of benchmark lumber commodity Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr last week gained $4, or 1.2%, to close the week at US$346 mfbm compared to $342 the week before.

  • US Housing Starts: July 2019

    According to estimates from the US Housing and Urban Development and the US Commerce Department, total housing starts in the US were down -4% in July, but that decline was concentrated in the multifamily sector as forward-looking rental demand softened on gains for for-sale housing affordability.Multifamily starts (2+ unit production) were off -16% in July,…

  • Gone Fishin

    Gone Fishin Madison’s is currently enjoying the unspoiled splendour and natural beauty of Haida Gwaii, with little to no signal.Back August 16.

  • Madison’s “Movers & Shakers” Softwood Lumber Prices Historical Comparison

    Madison’s weekly “Movers & Shakers” softwood lumber prices historical comparison table uploaded for this week: Lackadaisical activity persisted as the Eastern Canadian construction holiday began. — Madison’s Lumber Reporter Western SPF: USA Uninspiring According to Western Spruce-Pine-Fir purveyors in the United States, last week was another example of the sloppy market that has developed over…