Tag: RealEstate

BC Port Expansion Boon to Pellet Industry A recent announcement by the Government of British Columbia detailed a planned expansion of the Ridley Island Export Logistics Platform, which will significantly improve the Port of Prince Rupert’s ability to transload wood pellets shipped aboard container vessels. The initiative will be funded through a mix of public…

The lumber supply-demand balance seemed to find an even keel in the second week of 2021, ending January 15, 2021, with benchmark softwood lumber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr prices staying flat at US$944 mfbm over the previous week. Last week’s price is +$292, or +45%, more than it was one month ago…

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.

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

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,…