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Benchmark Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 Price Matches One-Year-Ago
Most North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities last week achieved price levels seen at this time in 2017, while benchmark item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&btr price now matches this week last year. After soaring to record-level highs during the 2018 US home building season, softwood lumber prices slid inexorably downward well into…
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Madison’s WSPF Lumber Prices: sneak preview
The full North America softwood lumber price list will be updated as usual first thing tomorrow morning Eastern time, however here is a sneak peak at benchmark WSPF prices: After waffling up and down $6 over the past two weeks, the price of standard 2x4s remain flat this week at US$376 mfbm; Utility/#3 loses another…
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Softwood Lumber Prices Moderate Nicely, Truck Loggers Descend on Vancouver, BC
Drama unfolded large in downtown Vancouver, BC, last week, where was being held the Union of British Columbia Municipalities annual meeting. Mayors and political leaders from across the province were greeted by a convoy of 230 unloaded logging trucks arriving Friday morning to large crowds of surprised, and cheering, onlookers. The issue of reduced timber…
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BC Coast Log Prices: August 2019
There are many developments on so many fronts for the North American forest products industry. Below is a small recap. KEY POINTS: • Softwood lumber prices moderate to levels reasonable when compared to cost-of-production, but the threat of reduced timber supply rushed to the forefront as 230 unloaded logging trucks arrived in convoy directly to…
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US House Prices: July 2019
Softwood lumber prices are a good forward indicator of US home buying activity and house prices. Lumber prices are published every week for that week; housing data comes out monthly with a 2 to 3 month lag. — Madison’s Lumber Prices In July, national home prices in the US continued to grow at the same…
