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Innovation and Automation: A Pragmatic Outlook for the Wood Industry
LIGNA 2025 will showcase advancements in these areas, reinforcing its role as the leading trade fair for woodworking machinery. As LIGNA celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, it will do so under the banner of “Linking people, driving innovation.” With more than 1,200 exhibitors across 112,000 square metres of occupied space, the event will highlight…
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Looming Trade Barriers Cause Confusion in Lumber Market
As noted last week by Madison’s Lumber Reporter, the price trend line for softwood lumber prices in the past two years has stabilized. The market has been muted as home buyers held off until interest rates stopped going up. So while the traditional annual seasonal change of prices up and down by US$150 mfbm has…
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Madison’s Lumber Prices Index Feb 28, 2025: US$541 mfbm
The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending february 28, 2025 is: US$541 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending February 28, 2025 is: US$541 mfbmThis is up +6%, or +$30, from the previous week when it was US$511.This is up +12%, or +$59, from one month ago when it was…
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US Housing Starts and Lumber Prices: Jan 2025 (video)
REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ Deep dive into full-year 2024 US housing market; existing and new home sales, new housing construction, and benchmark 2×4 dimension softwood lumber prices for Jan 2025.
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Madison’s Lumber Market Update: Feb 2025 (video)
REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ Deep dive into benchmark 2×4 construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices for the end of Feb 2025.
