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Softwood Lumber Market and Prices Update: Feb 2, 2021
North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber and panel wholesaler prices are back on the upswing … Madison’s Lumber Reporter explains the market dynamics: Check back often to keep up with the latest changes and movement both with softwood lumber and panel prices, and with lumber market conditions across the US and Canada.
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Madison’s Weekly Softwood Lumber Prices Snapshot: Year-End 2020
Unseasonably strong softwood lumber demand persisted this week as prices on virtually every commodity advanced again. Madison’s Lumber Reporter would like to wish all our wonderful subscribers and contacts a very safe and Happy Holiday Season, we will be back in January with the latest updates! #sawmill #softwood #lumber #ushousing #housing #building #construction #wood
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US Housing Starts & Softwood Lumber Prices: November and December 2020
US Housing Total Starts November 2020 & Benchmark Softwood Lumber Prices December 2020 At a completely unusual time of year, US housing starts for November 2020 increased — for the third straight month even. Residential starts rose +1.2% to a 1.55 million annualized rate from a downwardly revised 1.528 million a month earlier. Single-family starts,…
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Historically High Plywood Prices Comparison: Graph
Canadian Softwood Plywood 9.5mm (3/8″) TORONTO Prices: 1999 compared to 2003 and 2020 Food for thought …. the historical high Plywood prices of 1999 were briefly eclipsed in 2003 due to rebuilding after the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in the US. Year-end 2020 Plywood prices have surpassed even the boggling highs of 2003. Will upward…
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Unrelenting Strong Demand Sends Softwood Lumber Prices Higher to End 2020
This week marks the normal seasonal end to softwood lumber manufacturing across most of North America annually. Sawmills in Eastern Canada, specifically Quebec, are already on their yearly seasonal break, and those in the West are not far behind with curtailments and closures, according to Madison’s Lumber Reporter. Usually at this time of year construction…