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Looming Trade Barriers Cause Confusion in Lumber Market
As noted last week by Madison’s Lumber Reporter, the price trend line for softwood lumber prices in the past two years has stabilized. The market has been muted as home buyers held off until interest rates stopped going up. So while the traditional annual seasonal change of prices up and down by US$150 mfbm has…
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Madison’s Lumber Prices Index Feb 28, 2025: US$541 mfbm
The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending february 28, 2025 is: US$541 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending February 28, 2025 is: US$541 mfbmThis is up +6%, or +$30, from the previous week when it was US$511.This is up +12%, or +$59, from one month ago when it was…
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US Housing Starts and Lumber Prices: Jan 2025 (video)
REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ Deep dive into full-year 2024 US housing market; existing and new home sales, new housing construction, and benchmark 2×4 dimension softwood lumber prices for Jan 2025.
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Madison’s Lumber Market Update: Feb 2025 (video)
REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ Deep dive into benchmark 2×4 construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices for the end of Feb 2025.
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Two Years of Stable Pricing for Softwood Lumber
While benchmark softwood lumber 2×4 prices popped up in mid-February, the price trend line for the past two years has been very stable. Following the extreme volatility of 2020-2022, this return to a normal seasonal price changes annually up and down by approximately US$150 mfbm was most welcome by producers and customers alike. The most…
