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The first week of July, with its dual Canada-US national holidays, was a continuation of the muted demand seen so far this year. Lumber manufacturers and sawmills across North America kept up their strategy of rotating curtailments to maintain lower production volumes in an effort to prevent lumber prices from falling further. For their part, […] The post Continued Soft Demand Keeps Lumber Prices Flat first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending july 12, 2024 is: US$369 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending July 12, 2024 is: US$369 mfbmThis is down -3%, or -$11, from the previous week when it was US$380. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed averages) […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index July 12, 2024: US$369 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

There was no notable increase in demand for lumber in advance of the dual Canada and US national holidays. Veteran players continued to shake their heads in wondering when, and/or if, there will be the usual seasonal lumber sales push at all this year. Indeed, at this time last year prices were rising. The overall […] The post Lumber Prices Drop Further on Plentiful Supply first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending july 5, 2024 is: US$380 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending July 5, 2024 is: US$380 mfbmThis is down -1%, or -$4, from the previous week when it was US$384. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed averages) […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index July 5, 2024: US$380 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

As the end of June loomed and the usual summer holiday slowdowns came into view, prices of many construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities across North America dropped further. Veteran players shook their heads, questioning if the ongoing soft demand meant this year will be a write off. Lumber traders in the east, west, and […] The post Lumber Prices Go Lower as Summer Downtime Approaches first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending june 28, 2024 is: US$384 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending June 28, 2024 is: US$384 mfbmThis is down -2.5%, or -$10, from the previous week when it was US$394. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed averages) […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index June 28, 2024: US$384 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.