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  • Madison’s Lumber Prices Index July 4, 2025: US$505 mfbm

    The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending July 4, 2025 is: US$505 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending July 4, 2025 is: US$505 mfbm.This is up +1%, or +$3, from the previous week when it was US$502.This is up +3%, or +$17, from one month ago when it was…

  • Sawmill Curtailments Help Boost Lumber Prices Slightly

    Lumber producers kept manufacturing volumes lower to keep supply in line with still-muted demand. Capacity utilization rates at North America sawmills have been well below optimal levels for approximately 2 years, since rising interest rates brought slower home sales thus reduced new housing starts. Solid wood manufacturers prefer to keep production volumes higher, due to…

  • Madison’s Lumber Prices Index June 27, 2025: US$502 mfbm

    The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending June 27, 2025 is: US$502 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending June 27, 2025 is: US$502 mfbm.This is up +1%, or +$3, from the previous week when it was US$499.This is up +4%, or +$18, from one month ago when it was…

  • Softwood Lumber Market Remains Unseasonably Quiet

    For the past couple of years players in the North American forest products industry have been waiting to see what is the baseline for “new normal”, following the significant changes to business and society since Covid. Its possible some information has come to light; as in mid-June 2025 the price of benchmark Southern Yellow Pine…

  • Madison’s Lumber Prices Index June 20, 2025: US$499 mfbm

    The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending June 20, 2025 is: US$499 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending June 20, 2025 is: US$499 mfbm.This is up +2%, or +$11, from the previous week when it was US$488.This is up +4%, or +$20, from one month ago when it was…