Madison’s weekly “Movers & Shakers” softwood lumber prices historical comparison table uploaded for this week: Lackadaisical activity persisted as the Eastern Canadian construction holiday began. — Madison’s Lumber Reporter Western SPF: USA Uninspiring According to Western Spruce-Pine-Fir purveyors in the United States, last week was another example of the sloppy market that has developed over…

Total corroboration from Japan of the BC coast log prices Madison’s has been printing. Some insights into the North American log sales market are provided in the latest issue of Japan Lumber Reports: “Export prices of Douglas fir logs for July shipment are $20 down on 12” and up logs, while 8-11” log prices remain…

Contracts for new, single-family home sales in the US increased in June by +7% to a 646,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate according to estimates from the joint release of HUD and the Census Bureau Thursday. The increase came off a downwardly revised May estimate, which was decreased from an initial reading of 626,000 to a new estimate of 604,000. Year-over-year,…

An incomprehensible North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market became no more understandable this week as prices on several key commodities fell further. As Quebec enters it’s usual two-week sawmill and construction curtailment and true summer weather arrived across the continent, lumber traders abandoned sales offices for local fishing holes and other outdoor activities.One…

In addition to Madison’s weekly #lumber price update on the Canadian #Forest Industries website:https://www.woodbusiness.ca/traders-abandon-offices-for-summer-holidays-as-lumber-prices-slip-further-downward/ Madison’s is now also providing monthly wood pellet price updates to Canadian Biomass Magazine news: https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/woody-biomass-consumption-on-downward-trend-in-us-eia/

The June median sales price of all existing US homes reached a record high of US$285,700, up +4.3% from a year ago, representing the 88th consecutive month of year-over-year increases. The median existing condominium/co-op price of US$260,100 in June was up +2.8% from a year ago. Total existing home sales in the US, released by…

Until Tuesday all eyes were on trading of softwood lumber futures on the Chicago Merchantile Exchange. The July contract closed Monday unchanged at $360. By Tuesday morning the September contract down $12 and trading at $336, with little optimism of the recent price drops reversing direction. For it’s part, cash price (wholesaler, “print”) for benchmark…

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US Construction Job Openings Fall Back in May  Data from the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) indicate that US construction job openings declined in May off a cycle high count in April, according to the US National Association of Home Builders Tuesday.The estimated number of job openings in the construction sector fell back to…

The latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track, for January-April 2019, shows a +0.9% increase in US softwood lumber production volume, to 11,718 mmfbm. Last month it was +0.4%.January – April softwood lumber production in Canada continued dropping, this time by another -8.8%, to 8,588 mmfbm, compared to the first four…