LIGNA 2025 will showcase advancements in these areas, reinforcing its role as the leading trade fair for woodworking machinery. As LIGNA celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, it will do so under the banner of “Linking people, driving innovation.” With more than 1,200 exhibitors across 112,000 square metres of occupied space, the event will highlight…

As noted last week by Madison’s Lumber Reporter, the price trend line for softwood lumber prices in the past two years has stabilized. The market has been muted as home buyers held off until interest rates stopped going up. So while the traditional annual seasonal change of prices up and down by US$150 mfbm has…

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While benchmark softwood lumber 2×4 prices popped up in mid-February, the price trend line for the past two years has been very stable. Following the extreme volatility of 2020-2022, this return to a normal seasonal price changes annually up and down by approximately US$150 mfbm was most welcome by producers and customers alike. The most…

Severe winter weather continued across the continent into the beginning of February, stalling both construction projects and transportation of building materials. As such, the prices of most softwood lumber commodities remained flat. Indeed, this stable trend matched exactly where prices had been one year ago. Industry players were pleased to see the recent market conditions…

As January drew to a close most benchmark softwood lumber commodity prices continued flat, staying on-trend to the waning weeks of 2024. Conversations circled around the repeated threats of tariffs. Some operators chose to veer on the side of caution, making plans only one-week out. While others maintained their usual habit of buying, or selling,…

Even while bilateral trade issues caused confusion and alarm throughout North American industry — forestry players and sawmills included — prices of most softwood lumber commodities continued stable well into January. Many attitudes reflected caution; with some customers choosing to keep purchases to immediate needs only, while others booked orders for two months in advance…

January 2025 marched on to demonstrate a good stability of lumber prices, even as possible looming trade barriers were discussed by politicians. The generally even-keel of most construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices across North America that was established at the end of last year continued into this year. Indeed, the annual seasonal price changes,…