As October dawned the supply-demand situation for North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber did not become any less murky. What was absolutely clear was that delivery will be an ongoing hurdle into the end of this year, at the least. The lack of available trucks and rail cars continued, even with these lower lumber…

As the usual slow-down to construction framing dimension softwood lumber sales occurred into late September, the situation of severely-strained inventories continued. It seemed like most folks were just waiting for the year to actually wind down into winter, and did not want to change their practice of not loading up their yards with wood. The…

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The week following Labour Day did not show any substantial increase in lumber sales volumes. For the most part prices held their own, while some key items did slip downward somewhat. In all, demand for lumber in the middle of September was similar to recent months; just-in-time buying for immediate needs only. Still at this…

Labour Day came and went with no dramatic changes to lumber prices. Sentiment throughout the marketplace stayed where it had generally been for the past long while: a cautious approach and just-in-time buying. Supply remained on the tighter side, as the year moved steadily into the slow-down time of winter. Conversations ranged to the latest…

While prices did not make much movement, the state of the North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market leading up to Labour Day demonstrated a quiet strength. As looming demand was improving, the expectation was that prices would increase somewhat in coming weeks. The situation with severely depleted inventories continued, meaning customers still had…

By Earl Heath, Madison’s Pellet Report Editor Forest Sector in Dire Straits as Massive BC Pulp Mill IdledIn another blow to British Columbia’s forest industry, North American pulp, paper and packaging company Domtar recently announced it will indefinitely idle operations at its Howe Sound mill and Bayview Fibre chipping facility in Port Mellon, BC. The…

Even as, in advance of Labour Day, the North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market was in the usual snoozy mode, the price of benchmark lumber commodity item Western S-P-F 2×4 crested higher than the same week last year. And landed quite a bit above the same time in 2024. This nice even trend…

REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ Deep dive into latest softwood lumber prices and market update for the beginning of September 2026. KEY TAKE-AWAYS: • Western-SPF players in the US were more interested in taking the symbolic last weeks of summer to vacation rather than sit at a desk. • Trading activity unsurprisingly sputtered as distractions abounded…