The latest increased lumber tariff came into effect, this time another 10% on Canadian dimension lumber and cabinets/furniture, yet it was limited supply which drove prices up further. The rush to have lumber imports from Canada cross the border into US in advance of the new, additional, duty, was enough to push demand higher than…

In advance of yet another round of increased tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber entering the US, prices rose slightly. In view of ongoing lower production volumes thus lean supply, the race to have wood shipped across the border in advance of this new charge was enough to bring lumber prices higher. Confusion reigned as the…

REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ Deep dive into softwood latest lumber prices, market update for the middle of october 2025.

Even as demand traditionally drops at this time of year for the usual slow-down in construction activity, at the beginning of October lumber prices popped slightly. Some attributed this to the latest announcement of potential increased tariffs on Canadian lumber imported by the US, scheduled to come on in mid-October. However; the ongoing reduced manufacturing…

The EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) prohibits the import and use of products linked to deforestation and forest degradation in the European Union. The global forest products industry is in a time of big changes to regulations, as well as political decisions which are impacting the flow of trade around the world. As businesses…

September has waned, and as this autumn dawned North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices levelled off. The downward corrections into summer’s end reversed to close September up slightly. Indeed; current levels were almost even to the start of this year as well as closely matching the same weeks last year and in 2023.…

REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ Deep dive into softwood latest lumber prices, market update for the beginning of october 2025.

It was this very week, in mid-September last year, that Madison’s pointed out the price of benchmark softwood lumber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr crested the same week in 2023. The data shows this week again, price levels intersect exactly. As Madison’s has noted in recent weeks; a return to normal annual up…

Into mid-September many of the ongoing questions were answered as North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices achieved a nice stable price trend over the past couple of years. Since the great volatility and many big changes from 2020 to 2022, the regularity of lumber price trend lines are now much more clear. From…