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  • Last Summer Vacations Ahead of Labour Day Stall Lumber Trading

    Even as, in advance of Labour Day, the North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market was in the usual snoozy mode, the price of benchmark lumber commodity item Western S-P-F 2×4 crested higher than the same week last year. And landed quite a bit above the same time in 2024. This nice even trend…

  • Madison’s Lumber Prices Index Sept 04, 2026: US$518 mfbm

    The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending sept 04, 2026 is: US$518 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Sept 04, 2026 is: US$518 mfbmThis is down -1%, or -$3, from the previous week when it was US$521.This is down -3%, or -$18, from one month ago when it was…

  • Softwood Lumber Market and Prices Update: Sept-Start 2026 (video)

    REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ Deep dive into latest softwood lumber prices and market update for the beginning of September 2026. KEY TAKE-AWAYS: • Western-SPF players in the US were more interested in taking the symbolic last weeks of summer to vacation rather than sit at a desk. • Trading activity unsurprisingly sputtered as distractions abounded…

  • Inexorable Slide of Lumber Prices Continued in August

    As the last of summer slow-down time for the North America construction framing softwood lumber industry passed by, many solid wood commodity prices slid down a bit further. This was normal for the time of year; as Labour Day approached and the true shift into autumn assessment of the market situation will happen. All eyes…

  • Madison’s LumberNews Archive: 2017

    Year-End Review — 2017: Executive Summary The story of North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market 2017 was not simply the return of the Softwood Lumber trade dispute—it was the emergence of a fundamentally supply-constrained North American lumber market.Although trade actions dominated headlines, underlying market strength consistently outweighed political uncertainty.Strong residential construction, disciplined manufacturing,…