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Good Construction Weather Props Up Lumber Prices Slightly
Into the latter weeks of October, mild weather in many of the densely-populated areas of the US provided the opportunity for an increase in construction activity. As such, demand for dimension lumber and other solid wood building materials brought a bump up in lumber prices, due to limited supply in the field. Sawmills and wholesalers…
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US Housing Market Sept & Softwood Lumber Prices Oct: 2022
After a strong showing in the first half of this year, US housing starts and US new home sales for September 2022 dropped, reversing a small recovery seen in August. While it is true that a slow-down is apparent in both construction and home buying activity, it is important to note that new building activity…
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The Autumn Slowdown Brings Dropping Lumber Prices
The normal seasonal slowdown for construction and building activity in autumn brings a drop in lumber prices. However it is unknown how much impact rebuilding after the recent very severe storms along the east coast of North America, both on the Canadian Atlantic provinces and for the US south, will have on looming lumber demand…
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Sawmill Curtailments Bring Flat Lumber Prices
Several benchmark North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber and panel prices remained flat in mid-September, despite a normal seasonal slow-down in buying. This is because a number of large operators announced curtailments and downtime in order to keep supply in line with waning demand. Dimension lumber sawmills and panel (plywood and oriented strand board)…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter: Lumber Price Dashboard
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