With Madison’s Sawmill Lookout, you will save time and money by getting the latest information on lumber production volume changes at US and Canadian sawmills straight into your inbox: Madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout is our newest monthly publication, tracking sawmill curtailment news for you! Each month, be the first to find out about curtailments, downtime,…

October 2025 drew to a close with the usual seasonal slowdown in lumber buying thus some price softness. However, current levels are somewhat higher than the same week last year and in 2023. Indeed, for benchmark softwood lumber commodity item Western SPF 2×4 this price was up +16% compared to the end of October 2024…

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending november 07, 2025 is: US$480 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending November 07, 2025 is: US$480 mfbmThis is down -6%, or -$32, from the previous week when it was US$512.This is down -8%, or -$43, from one month ago when it was…

In the third week of October 2025 occurred the final push to book orders for all expected needs toward year-end. Sales volumes remained small, yet constrained supply served to keep prices stable. Most players agreed the writing is on the wall for the beginning of the real slowdown of construction as true winter weather approaches.…

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending october 31, 2025 is: US$512 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending October 31, 2025 is: US$512 mfbmThis is down -2%, or -$11, from the previous week when it was US$523.This is up +4%, or +$22, from one month ago when it was…

The latest increased lumber tariff came into effect, this time another 10% on Canadian dimension lumber and cabinets/furniture, yet it was limited supply which drove prices up further. The rush to have lumber imports from Canada cross the border into US in advance of the new, additional, duty, was enough to push demand higher than…

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending october 24, 2025 is: US$523 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending October 24, 2025 is: US$523 mfbmThis is flat from the previous week when it was US$523.This is up +8%, or +$38, from one month ago when it was US$485. To subscribe…

In advance of yet another round of increased tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber entering the US, prices rose slightly. In view of ongoing lower production volumes thus lean supply, the race to have wood shipped across the border in advance of this new charge was enough to bring lumber prices higher. Confusion reigned as the…

Madison’s lumber prices index is created Using the same species/product mix as Lumber Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange This two-year graph below shows these concurrent data sets correlate very nicely: This graph demonstrates a reliable symmetry between prices of Futures and that of cash sales for manufactured solid wood products across North America…

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