REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ In the week ending October 18, 2024, the price of Canadian Softwood Plywood – 3/8″ – FOB Toronto was C$660 msf. This is up +$20, or +3%, from the previous week when it was $640.That week’s price is up +$26, or +4%, from one month ago when it was $634. In…

Following the Thanksgiving long weekend in Canada and Columbus Day in the US, sales of softwood lumber in that shortened week improved somewhat among ongoing lower supply. Prices responded accordingly; rising slightly on almost all construction framing commodity items. As well, sawmill order files stretched out another week or so into mid-November. The price trendline…

REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ In the week ending October 18, 2024, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$402 mfbm. This is up +$14, or +4%, from the previous week when it was $388. That week’s price is down -$2, or -0%, from one month ago when it…

The destruction far inland from Hurricane Helene in locations not typically experiencing this kind of severe weather was nowhere near being fixed more than a week later. There was still significant areas without power, and work crews had not yet begun to rebuild the large amount of road damage. Lumber customers and resellers alike, who…

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Hurricane Helene cut a path much further inland than is normal for such storms, affecting areas which do not typically have this type of weather event. As a result, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee all suffered significant damage to infrastructure; specifically transportation and power supply. There are three major sawmills in these areas; two…

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As September waned the focus of lumber commodity buyers shifted from replenishing their chronically lean inventories to macro-conditions The focus of lumber commodity buyers shifted from replenishing their chronically lean inventories to macro-conditions; such as looming interest rate cuts, the US Presidential election, and the potential work-stoppage at ports on the US eastern seaboard. Thankfully…

REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ In the week ending October 4, 2024, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$388 mfbm. This is down -$6, or -2%, from the previous week when it was $394.That week’s price is down -$16, or -4%, from one month ago when it was…

The annual seasonal lumber price trend is returning to the more predictable changes historically recognized by industry players. Producers and end-users alike are finally seeing some stability, which provides confidence and makes it easier to plan into the mid-term future. The big question on everyone’s minds, and the main driver to this ongoing attitude of…