A deep look into the relationship between various lumber prices, using current Western Spruce-Pine-Fir as an example. The respective changes between specifications and grades, and what happens in negotiations between the supplier and the customer, as buyers try to find the best price for the items that suit their needs. REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/subscribe/

The latest construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices and market news: Check back with the Madison’s website www.madisonsreport.com often for the latest updates for the latest developments and updates. In the week ending February 4, 2022, the price of WSPF 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$1,220 mfbm, which is flat from the previous week when…

An upward bump in US housing starts, unusual for the season, kept the pressure on for customers to order the dimension lumber building materials they knew they would need for the looming spring construction season. Driven by continued strong demand for real building projects, for the week of January 21, 2021 the price of benchmark lumber item Western…

A project to install a biomass heating system at a remote hospital in British Columbia recently received $400,000 in funding. BC Hospital Biomass Project Receives Funding The money will be provided by the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF), which provides funding for projects in indigenous communities throughout the province to work towards a…

Heavy negotiations went on between customers and lumber suppliers, as prices had drifted higher over recent weeks but delivery times remained very long. Buyers maintained patience in awaiting wood already ordered, much delayed in transportation, while producers and stocking wholesalers allowed their inventories to grow. There were many reports of sawmills protecting extended order files,…

It might be that the North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market has found equilibrium. At least for the time being. While inquiry and demand for wood remained strong, many lumber commodity prices seem to be levelling off. Of course, this is at higher levels than prior to two years ago. However, as mentioned…

An upward bump in US housing starts, again unusual for the season, kept the pressure on for customers to order the dimension lumber building materials they knew they would need for the looming spring construction season. New home building in the US for December 2021 exceeded the historical trend for the time of year. Indeed,…

Continued strong demand combined with restricted supply pushed prices yet higher, so in the week ending January 14, 2022 the price of benchmark lumber item Western S-P-F 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) rose by +$70 or +6% to US$1,170 mfbm, from $1,100 the previous week, said forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. That…

Unusual for the time of year but a surprise to no one, lumber prices rose further in the second week of January. Ongoing momentum of strong demand from the end of 2021 combined with significant supply constraints, most notably from the northwest especially British Columbia, served to keep prices high. Transportation issues throughout the supply…

Transportation issues throughout the supply chain caused a feeling of panic among softwood lumber buyers, as the usual 6-week delivery time turned into 2-months or longer. Frustration reigned with customers as the location of wood previously ordered was unknown. This problem with deliveries is due to a series of very powerful storms and massive flooding…

Continuing significant lumber sales volumes and ongoing constraints with supply, particularly in transportation, served to drive most construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices higher in the first week of 2022. It seemed like building activity has not taken a breather for the past year and a half, as housing starts in the US and Canada…

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A huge disruption to transportation for most of November from the critical lumber producing basket of the British Columbia interior, euphemistically referred to as “sawmill country”, caused a supply crunch for wood products which the market is currently still working out. Of all construction framing lumber in the US at any time, approximately 14% comes…

A huge disruption to transportation for most of November from the critical lumber producing basket of the British Columbia interior, euphemistically referred to as “sawmill country”, caused a supply crunch for wood products which the market is currently still working out. Of all construction framing lumber in the US at any time, approximately 14% comes…

Lumber Prices November and US Housing Starts October: 2021 It is expected that next week the US Department of Commerce will announce the usual annual adjustment to the softwood lumber duty on Canadian forest products entering the US, the Administrative Review. According the a previous announcement early this year, the duty will be increased to…