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Lumber Prices and US Housing Starts Update: Sept 2025

Total US Housing Starts year-to-date almost flat compared to 2024. Since 1952 Madison’s Lumber Reporter has established itself as the most reliable source for North American lumber prices and industry news. By providing a true 360º perspective on all aspects of wood products’ manufacturing, Madison’s makes you better equipped to anticipate other market conditions, like […] The post Lumber Prices and US Housing Starts Update: Sept 2025 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

U.S. lumber prices drop further

Lumber futures fell toward $560 per thousand board feet, as demand softened…

Austrial: Roundwood shortage likely to push up prices in autumn

Upper Austrian sawmills are looking for softwood logs to fill their warehouses…

Labour Day Brings Usual Softness of Lumber Prices

The historical seasonal cycle of lumber price increases and drops has returned, after the time of great volatility and many changes in 2020 to 2022. For the past two years, the annual price highs and lows are similar to how they were in 2019 and prior. This gives operators a better understanding of market conditions, […] The post Labour Day Brings Usual Softness of Lumber Prices first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Labour Day brings usual softness of lumber prices

Labour Day brings usual softness of lumber pricesAndrew Snook The lumber market…

Wood pellet production in EU to grow strongly in 2025

The dip in demand for wood pellets in 2023 and 2024, the…

Madison’s Lumber Prices Index September 12, 2025: US$471 mfbm

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending september 12, 2025 is: US$471 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending September 12, 2025 is: US$471 mfbmThis is down -1%, or -$6, from the previous week when it was US$477.This is down -12%, or -$65, from one month ago when it was […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index September 12, 2025: US$471 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

N. American lumber prices haven’t bottomed yet: Market outlook for softwood lumber

A “normal” annual softwood lumber price cycle sees prices dropping from Labour…

Lumber Prices Approach Level of Same Week Last Year & Two Years Ago

One of the most interesting things to watch with the North American softwood lumber market is the dynamic between the prices of the main construction framing commodities: 2×4 #2&Btr. Wood products of this grading standard come in a variety of species, the main ones of which are Western and Eastern Spruce-Pine-Fir and Southern Yellow Pine. […] The post Lumber Prices Approach Level of Same Week Last Year & Two Years Ago first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Trump uged to act as U.S. forestry sector faces crisis

Lumber prices are plunging, mills are closing, and natural disasters continue to…