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Madison’s Lumber Prices Index May 16, 2025: US$475 mfbm

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending may 16, 2025 is: US$475 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending May 16, 2025 is: US$475 mfbm.This is up +1%, or +$5, from the previous week when it was US$475.This is down -6%, or -$33, from one month ago when it was […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index May 16, 2025: US$475 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Cautious Sentiment Keeps Lumber Demand Sluggish

Even as true spring weather dawned across North America the sawmill operators had to actively hunt for customers. Sales of solid wood construction framing materials remained slow despite home building season having arrived. The prevalent attitude was to “wait-and-see”, to discover if there was potential for lumber prices to drop further. Lumber producers and wholesalers […] The post Cautious Sentiment Keeps Lumber Demand Sluggish first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Sweden’s timber buyers expect stable or rising prices in 2025, long-term outlook remains bullish

Most timber buyers in Sweden expect log prices to remain stable or…

Holmen to reduce Braviken sawmill output by 90,000 m³, lay off 40 workers

Around 40 of the 140 employees at Braviken sawmill outside Norrköping are…

Madison’s Lumber Prices Index May 9, 2025: US$470 mfbm

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending may 9, 2025 is: US$470 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending May 9, 2025 is: US$470 mfbm.This is down -5%, or -$26, from the previous week when it was US$496.This is down -8%, or -$43, from one month ago when it was […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index May 9, 2025: US$470 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Sawmill executives: Wild wood prices ahead

Executives at two of North America’s lumber producers said they are bracing…

Madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout: March 2025

snippets from recent issue of the *fabulous* madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout . . . Canadian Wood Council Unveils Five New Environmental Product DeclarationsCanadian Wood Council unveiled five new Environmental Product Declarations for Canadian softwood lumber, OSB, plywood, trusses, and prefabricated wood I-joists. According to CWC, the declarations provide environmental data on the potential impacts associated […] The post Madison’s Sawmill Curtailment Lookout: March 2025 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Stora Enso’s giant Imatra sawmill project is progressing on schedule

Stora Enso’s planned sawmill for Imatra would clearly be the largest in…

Madison’s BC Coast Log prices report: March 2025

snippets from recent issue of the *fabulous* madison’s BC Coast logs report . . . The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending march 28, 2025 is: US$567 mfbM The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending March 28, 2025 is: US$567 mfbmThis is up +1%, or +$3, from the previous week when […] The post Madison’s BC Coast Log prices report: March 2025 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Lumber Prices Return to Levels of Pre-Tariff Threat

As April waned and talk of potential tariffs on Canadian lumber entering the US faded, prices of North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber settled down to proper levels given existing supply-demand conditions. The fact that demand remained quite soft, particularly for the time of year when new home building normally would be increasing, was […] The post Lumber Prices Return to Levels of Pre-Tariff Threat first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.