Tag: Softwood Lumber Prices

  • Madison’s Lumber Prices Index April 12, 2024: US$481 mfbm

    The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending april 12, 2024 is: US$481 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending April 12, 2024 is: US$481 mfbmThis is down by -1%, or -$5, from the previous week when it was US$486. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed…

  • Soft Demand Drops Lumber Prices Slightly

    Since the increase of mortgage lending rates in mid-2022, new housing construction dropped and demand for dimension softwood lumber products fell with it. After the previous two years of economic upheaval and unprecedented price highs, forest industry players and home builders alike have been looking for indication of what is the new market “normal”. Currently…

  • Madison’s Lumber Prices Index April 5, 2024: US$486 mfbm

    The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending april 5, 2024 is: US$486 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending April 5, 2024 is: US$486 mfbmThis is down by -1%, or -$5, from the previous week when it was US$491. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed…

  • Lumber Prices Unchanged as US Housing Starts Pop

    Even as February US and Canadian housing starts data showed big increases over January and positive growth over February 2022, lumber buyers across North America remained cautious toward the end of March. Customers continued their habit of making only highly-specified orders of wood they needed for existing projects; still at this time there was no…

  • Madison’s Lumber Prices Index March 29, 2024: US$491 mfbm

    The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending march 29, 2024 is: US$491 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending March 29, 2024 is: US$491 mfbmThis is down by -0%, or -$2, from the previous week when it was US$493. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed…