Month: October 2023

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending october 20, 2023 is: US$402 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending October 20, 2023 is: US$402 mfbm This is down by -2%, or -$9, from the previous week when it was US$411. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index October 20, 2023: US$402 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

After three years of extreme volatility and many unknowns, North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber price trendlines started to normalize during 2023. This means that next year it will be less difficult to judge what is going with sales and prices, thus industry will be better able to plan. This stability will surely be […] The post Lumber Prices Trendline Normalizes first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Ongoing demand in various parts of the continent kept lumber sales volumes consistent, even while overall construction activity started to slow down. As winter will come on and home building will slow at the end of the year, there will be good insight to be gleaned from the lumber prices annual trend. Indeed, it may […] The post Regional Demand Keeps Lumber Sales Up first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.