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Lumber Prices and US Housing Starts Update: Full Year 2025
Total US Housing Starts full-year flat compared to 2024; Single-Family down -7% Since 1952 Madison’s Lumber Reporter has established itself as the most reliable source for North American lumber prices and industry news. By providing a true 360º perspective on all aspects of wood products’ manufacturing, Madison’s makes you better equipped to anticipate other market…
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Frozen Roads and Railways Delay Lumber Shipments
The North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market maintained a holding pattern at the beginning of February. As quite harsh weather continued in many parts of Canada and the US, the focus was on transportation delays. Customers waited for shipment of solid wood products already ordered which were slowly moving somewhere along the supply…
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Madison’s Lumber Prices Index February 13, 2026: US$497 mfbm
The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending February 13, 2026 is: US$497 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending February 13, 2026 is: US$497 mfbmThis is up +0%, or +$1, from the previous week when it was US$496.This is up +2%, or +$9, from one month ago when it was…
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Woody Biomass to Energy: Forest Residue
The ample volumes of residual forest fibre energy available across North America is evidenced by the increasing number and ferocity of wildfires in the US and Canada Recently Madison’s had the opportunity to visit the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship’s Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Academy, based at the Alex Fraser…
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Major Storms Across the Continent Keep Lumber Sales Slow
As January came to a close the impediment of very harsh winter weather kept sales of construction framing dimension softwood lumber items slow. It was more a matter of transportation issues than a drop in demand. Some orders were booked at prices similar to the previous week, but most communication was about organizing deliveries on…
