Madison’s Weekly Softwood Lumber Prices
MADISON’S SOFTWOOD LUMBER MARKET WEEKLY COMMENT:
Key comment: “Demand cooled off after the previous week’s surge, but overall sales volumes indicated a strong market.”
Prices updated November 5, 2019 (CLICK TABLE TO ENLARGE)
Weekly North America #Softwood #Lumber Prices: Movers and Shakers
All prices are net FOB mill in U.S. dollars per 1,000 board feet unless otherwise noted. * denotes Canadian dollars per 1,000 square feet Green = not dried KD = kiln dried PET = precision end trim R/L = random lengths SPF = Spruce-Pine-Fir Std&Btr = standard & better (a grade)
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