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Softwood Lumber Prices Waffle as Demand Stays Strong but Supply-Chain Issues Cause Delivery Delays
This week the full effect of response to the virus contagion has reached the North American softwood lumber market: in general it is business-as-usual, however transportation is proving to be both a problem and a blessing. North America Construction Framing Softwood Lumber Prices: March 13, 2020 Madison’s intrepid lumber market analyst is right now doing…
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Madison’s Weekly Softwood Lumber Price Graphs: Mar 17, 2020
PRICES REFLECT MARCH 13, 2020 ISSUE OF MADISON’S LUMBER REPORTER BENCHMARK 2×4 Kiln Dried R/L #Construction #Framing #North #American #Softwood #Lumber and Panel Prices Graphs: March 13, 2020 Western SPF: USA Concern Western Spruce-Pine-Fir purveyors in the United States described a “super-cautious” lumber market last week as worries about the Coronavirus reached a fever pitch.…
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North America Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity Utilization, WWPA: December 2019
North America Softwood Lumber Production: Jan – Dec 2019 The latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track, for January-December 2019, shows US lumber production volumes up more than 1% over the previous year, to 35,319 mmfbm. January – December softwood lumber production in Canada continued big drops compared to 2018, falling…
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Softwood lumber sales activity screeched to a halt across the board as public concern over the Coronavirus continued to wreak economic havoc.
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Madison’s Resumes Website and Social Media
Explanation for lack of website updates for the past month: On February 16, 2020 Madison’s suffered a “severe seizure” (Doctors’ and neurologist’s description) and — despite being taken to Emergency immediately — could have easily died. Placed in a coma for 7 days, followed by 7 days in hospital and undergoing every single test possible.…
