Madison’s Weekly Softwood Lumber Prices
MADISON’S SOFTWOOD LUMBER MARKET WEEKLY COMMENT:
Key comment: “Further sawmill curtailments and closures generated softwood lumber sales as the nominal end of summer arrived.”
Prices updated September 10, 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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USA Douglas-Fir Plywood & OSB Prices *New Data Set*
As always Madison’s Lumber Reporter is working hard to bring the best and latest information to the North American softwood lumber manufacturing industry …. today we are happy to reveal that: (prices US$ per msf. stocking wholesaler market in US Northeast / New Jersey) Madison’s Lumber Reporter has secured enough sources to be able to start carrying US construction panel (Oriented Strand Board and Douglas-Fir Plywood in various sizes) prices. For now we are still testing this latest *new softwood…
Next Week’s Lumber Prices: Full List
We have been receiving so many queries, due to the non-stop epic blundering of our competition, so are releasing one-time only, and until Monday morning only, the full price list and market commentary taken from Madison’s Lumber Prices online dashboard tool: https://www.forest2market.com/madisons-lumber-reporter CLICK TO DOWNLOAD! *Limited Time Only: Until Monday Morning* The .pdfs were deleted Monday morning, contact our office for more info. Madison’s Full Softwood Lumber Price List Sept 6, 2019 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD! *Limited Time Only: Until Monday…
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Softwood Lumber Prices Bounce Prior to Labour Day
“But for how long?”, asked Madison’s Lumber Reporter Tuesday as the ups-and-downs of North America construction framing softwood dimension lumber prices for 2019 remain baffling. A good look at the latest US housing starts and home sales data — coming this week from Madison’s — shows continued strong increases. Indeed, US ‘homes for sale inventories’ are decreasing steadily even as house prices push further upward. So why does the lumber market seem so soft? Keep reading to find out more:…
Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr wholesaler price this week: Up +$6 to US$376 mfbm (net FOB #sawmill)
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Lumber Industry Hoping for Improved Sales in September
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