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Limited Supply Keeps Lumber Prices Higher
As the US Thanksgiving holiday approached, which usually marks the end of significant-volume lumber sales for the year, ongoing limited supply and hungry customers kept wood prices higher. After the severe volatility of the previous couple of years, the trendline for lumber prices through 2023 was quite stable indeed. This provides sawmills with the ability…
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Madison’s Lumber Prices Index November 24, 2023: US$447 mfbm
The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending November 24, 2023 is: US$447 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending November 24, 2023 is: US$447 mfbmThis is up by +2.5%, or +$11, from the previous week when it was US$436. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed…
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Increased Demand Pops Up Lumber Prices
At a time of year when construction activity, thus lumber sales, are usually slowing down which generally means lumber prices drop; this year the ongoing severe supply constraints worked to pop lumber prices higher Customers continued to stick to the practice of just-in-time buying, since approximately the middle of last year, so have got caught…
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Madison’s Lumber Prices Index November 17, 2023: US$436 mfbm
The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending November 17, 2023 is: US$436 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending November 17, 2023 is: US$436 mfbmThis is up by +2%, or +$9, from the previous week when it was US$427. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed…
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Year-End 2023 North America Softwood Lumber Market Update
After a minor boost in recent weeks, toward the end of October North American softwood lumber prices began their usual annual seasonal drop. Customers, whether retailers or end-users, continued to make purchases for immediate needs only, keeping their inventories quite lean indeed. This story originally appears in the latest print issue of Canadian Forest Industries…