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  • Further Price Reductions Spurred Lumber Sales

    Due to ongoing soft demand, North American lumber suppliers cut prices further to spur sales. Customers responded by placing some orders, suggesting they agreed that current price levels were likely the bottom. The collision of ongoing weak demand and arrival of spring building season did little to prompt any real increase in sales volumes. It…

  • Madison’s Lumber Prices Index May 16, 2025: US$475 mfbm

    The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending may 16, 2025 is: US$475 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending May 16, 2025 is: US$475 mfbm.This is up +1%, or +$5, from the previous week when it was US$470.This is down -6%, or -$33, from one month ago when it was…

  • Cautious Sentiment Keeps Lumber Demand Sluggish

    Even as true spring weather dawned across North America the sawmill operators had to actively hunt for customers. Sales of solid wood construction framing materials remained slow despite home building season having arrived. The prevalent attitude was to “wait-and-see”, to discover if there was potential for lumber prices to drop further. Lumber producers and wholesalers…

  • Madison’s Lumber Prices Index May 9, 2025: US$470 mfbm

    The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending may 9, 2025 is: US$470 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending May 9, 2025 is: US$470 mfbm.This is down -5%, or -$26, from the previous week when it was US$496.This is down -8%, or -$43, from one month ago when it was…

  • Madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout: March 2025

    snippets from recent issue of the *fabulous* madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout . . . Canadian Wood Council Unveils Five New Environmental Product DeclarationsCanadian Wood Council unveiled five new Environmental Product Declarations for Canadian softwood lumber, OSB, plywood, trusses, and prefabricated wood I-joists. According to CWC, the declarations provide environmental data on the potential impacts associated…