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After a healthy increase in June, US total housing starts for July 2021 fell by -7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.534 million. For July 2021, total residential starts in the US increased by +6% from the same month one year ago, when it was 1.048 million.

US Housing Total and 1-Unit Starts July & Benchmark Softwood Lumber Prices August: 2021

Continuing the improvements of most of this year, permits for future homebuilding in July were up by +2.6% compared to the previous month, when it was 1.594 million, to a rate of 1.635 million units. However July 2021 permits are up +6% compared to July 2020 when it was 1.542 million.
June starts of single-family housing, the largest share of the market and construction method which uses the most wood, was 1.111 million annualized, a -4.5% drop compared to June, when it was 1.163 million. Single-family permits were relatively even at 1.048 million units, a -2% decrease compared to June when it was 1.066 million units.

Shrewd investors know that construction framing softwood lumber prices are a good leading indicator for US housing activity, including home building and home sales. Don’t miss out, get lumber price data updates directly to your desktop every Friday morning.

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Continuing to correct downward somewhat, in the week ending August 20, 2021, the price of benchmark softwood lumber commodity Western S-P-F 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$390 mfbm. This is down by -$49, or -11%, from the previous week when it was $439. That week’s price is down by -$234, or -38%, from one month ago when it was $624.

Benchmark Softwood Lumber Commodity Western Spruce-Pine-Fir Price: August 2021

STAY AHEAD of US housing price data by getting access to softwood lumber prices.
Released every Friday for that week, since 1952 Madison’s Lumber Prices is used by the forest products industry as a price guide for North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber. These are, of course, the inputs into US and Canadian home building materials.

Madison’s Lumber Prices, weekly, are a good forecast indicator of US home builder’s current lumber buying activity ——> DETAILS

US Housing 1-Unit Starts & Permits July and Benchmark Softwood Lumber Prices August: 2021

When compared to the same week last year, when it was $850, price for the week of August 20 is down by -$460, or -54%. Compared to two years’ ago when it was $346, this week’s price is up by +$44, or +13%.

Madison’s Benchmark Top-Six Softwood Lumber and Panel Prices: Historical Perspective

Madison’s Lumber Reporter and Blue Book Services have entered an agreement to combine Madison’s Online Lumber Directory data with the Lumber Blue Book online listings, forming the sawmill industry’s most comprehensive information database of lumber companies in the USA and Canada.

The combined dataset will contain over 23,000 headquarter listings and over 8,000 branch listings, for companies throughout the supply chain, including primary mills, wholesalers, secondary remanufacturers, importers, exporters and lumber yards.

Company listings will include contact information, list of key employees/titles, products, sizes, and species handled and much more.  Subscribers will be able to search for companies in myriad of ways using Blue Book’s robust online search tool and mobile app.

The combined database will be invaluable to businesses looking to mine prospects throughout the supply chain or plan investment strategies in the dimension lumber and timber industries.

Updated daily, the in-depth directory of lumber companies will be delivered in a simple online dashboard tool, designed to easily search, view, save and print. 

“Madison’s Online Lumber Directory is far more than just a list of names and addresses. It is the most expertly researched and thoroughly cross-referenced directory available on the Canadian forest industry,” explained Keta Kosman, Publisher of Madison’s Lumber Reporter. “Madison’s shows you who produces what, then puts you in touch with sales managers and key contacts in the Canadian lumber manufacturing and forest products industry.”

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Screenshot of an individual listing from the Blue Book dashboard:

“Over the years and decades, Madison’s has received repeated requests from customers to expand the Directory to include sawmills in the US,” detailed Kosman. “This agreement with Blue Book Services helps Madison’s efficiently deliver on that industry need.”

“We are excited to strengthen Lumber Blue Book by adding the valuable information Madison’s has been reporting for decades in their Online Lumber Directory,” said Mark Erickson, Sr. Vice President for Blue Book Services.  “Combining our respective directories will deliver exceptional value to industry professionals that need a trusted resource to navigate these turbulent times.”

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The combined database will be launched later this summer.  For more information, visit Madison’s web site at www.madisonsreport.com/products/madisons-directory/ and Blue Book’s web site at www.lumberbluebook.com.

Madison’s Lumber Reporter is delighted to announce we are almost finished work on the next update to our fabulous online Madison’s Canadian Sawmill Listings Directory!
The same excellent data customers have become used to, fully updated in 2Q 2021 to capture the very latest changes to all 1,649 wood processing facilities and operations across Canada.  

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FACILITY TYPE Primary Sawmills	CONTACT INFO Sales Managers & Sales Reps	FACILITY DETAILS   Mill Locations
Remanufacturers	General Managers	Phone & Fax Numbers
Wholesalers/Exporters	Presidents	E-mail Addresses
Panel Mills	Division Managers	Mill Stamp Numbers
Shake & Shingle Mills	Forestry Consultants	Production Figures
Pulp & Paper Mills	Lumber Transporters	Reload Centres

Order now for a complete directory tool, essential for reaching the people you need!

Madison’s 2021 Online Canadian Sawmill and Lumber Listings Directory is far more than just a list of names and addresses. It is the most expertly researched and thoroughly cross-referenced directory available on the Canadian forest industry.
It will prove its value to you every single day, because we designed it to make your job easier.

Lumber companies can be easily searched and segmented to develop sales and marketing campaigns. Commonly used search criteria include geographic regions (including province and postal code), business function (including sawmills, secondary remanufacturers, wholesalers, importers and exporters, distribution yards), and products handled (including boards, cabinets, crates, doors, flooring, industrial products, millwork, moulding, panel products, plywood, OSB, pallets, and trusses).

Find all the lumber and wood products you need with Madison’s Sawmill Listings Directory!

Western Spruce-Pine-Fir	Hemlock	Fir/Larch
Eastern Spruce-Pine-Fir	Red, Yellow, & White Cedar	Hardwoods
Douglas Fir	Boards	Studs
Dimension Lumber	Shingles&Shakes	Mouldings & Trim
Specified Lengths	Decking	Preserved Wood
Rough Cuttings&Timber	MSR Lumber	Pulp & Paper
Panel Products	Railroad Ties	Fingerjoint Stock

No Other Directory Contains So Much Valuable Information!
Let Madison’s help you find all the lumber you need! Madison’s 2021 Online Sawmill Listings Directory is far more than just a list of names and addresses. It is the most expertly researched and thoroughly cross-referenced directory available on the Canadian forest industry. Madison’s shows you who produces what, then puts you in touch with sales managers and key contacts in the Canadian lumber manufacturing and forest products industry.

It will prove its value to you every single day, because we designed it to make your job easier. 

Utilize our robust search engine to mine prospects throughout the supply-chain:

• View individual facility operations on a single screen
• The database can be filtered, searched, and sorted
• Filters can be saved for quick and easy drill-downs to the exact companies you need to reach
• Individual page entries are printable

Don’t miss out on this vital information!  

• what you need to plan your investment strategy in the dimension lumber and timber industries 
• foreshadows spot shortages, overages, and balance of supply with demand 
• the latest on North American solid wood and paper companies 
• presented in a simple online dashboard tool
• available at your fingertips 24 hours a day 

* Madison’s Sawmill Listings Directory – Be among the first to use this exciting new data set!    
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The information tool for your forest management and investment planning decisions: Madison’s Sawmill Listings Directory

First published in 1952, Madison’s Sawmill Listings Directory is used by the forest products industry as a resource for North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber producers. 

Shrewd investors know that the construction framing softwood lumber industry provides a good leading indicator for US housing activity.