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October 2025 drew to a close with the usual seasonal slowdown in lumber buying thus some price softness. However, current levels are somewhat higher than the same week last year and in 2023. Indeed, for benchmark softwood lumber commodity item Western SPF 2×4 this price was up +16% compared to the end of October 2024…

In the third week of October 2025 occurred the final push to book orders for all expected needs toward year-end. Sales volumes remained small, yet constrained supply served to keep prices stable. Most players agreed the writing is on the wall for the beginning of the real slowdown of construction as true winter weather approaches.…

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…