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Madison’s Western S-P-F Softwood Lumber Prices July 10: sneak preview
Here is a SNEAK PEAK at benchmark Western Spruce-Pine-Fir (WSPF) prices: Further approaching the latest highs, wholesaler prices of benchmark construction framing dimension softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr for the week ending July 10, 2020, was US$504 mfbm, an increase of +$36, or +7%, from last week when it was US$468. The…
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Softwood Lumber Prices Pop During Usual Seasonal Slow-Down
At this time of year it is usual for softwood lumber prices to be lowering, as end-users would be stocked-up on inventory needs for ongoing building projects, and sawmills would be slowing down as normal seasonal closures and curtailments come into effect. However, this year — having largely stopped production during spring as industry responded…
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North America Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity Utilization, WWPA: MARCH 2020
For the first three months of 2020 softwood lumber production in the US improved further compared to one-year-ago, increasing on the previous month’s rise, says the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track. For January to March 2020 US lumber production volume increased by another +5.2% to 9,161 mfbm compared to…
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Madison’s Weekly Softwood Lumber Prices
Key softwood lumber market weekly comment: “Even the Canadian and American national holidays couldn’t slow down red hot demand in the market this week.” https://madisonsreport.com North America Construction Framing Dimension Softwood Lumber Prices updated July 6, 2020 (CLICK TABLE TO ENLARGE)
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Canada and US Railcar Loadings: June 2020
The US Association of American Railroads (AAR) Friday reported US rail traffic for the week ending June 27, 2020, as well as volumes for June 2020. US railroads originated 794,256 carloads in June 2020, down -22%, or 228,975 carloads, from June 2019. US railroads also originated 1,004,933 containers and trailers in June 2020, down -7%,…
