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Lumber prices jumped as US housing starts surge by the most in three decades

-Lumber prices jumped on Tuesday after US housing starts surged by the…

Canadian wildfires trigger concerns of lumber price surge and supply shortage

Lumber futures have increased to a 7-week high of $513 per thousand…

North American lumber giants: market volatility and weak prices expected for Q2/2023

North American lumber companies are currently facing a myriad of challenges in…

Global lumber markets: Nordic producers remain strong, Germany, Russia, and China face challenges

In 2022, the Nordic countries remained major producers and exporters of softwood…

Germany: Sawlog prices start to slide – sawmills buy at very short notice

Prices for sawlogs in Germany fell slightly in April. The reason is…

Pfeifer: An important reason for buying Pölky was the price of the wood

Pölkky fits perfectly into our strategy, which enables synergistic growth, the Austrian…

Wood prices in Germany are surprisingly rising this year

The German timber market surprised many forest owners. Instead of falling prices…

Wood prices in Germany are surprisingly rising this year

The German timber market surprised many forest owners. Instead of falling prices…

Two Estonian wood processing companies go bankrupt

Two wood processing companies have recently went bankrupt in Estonia, citing high…

Lumber Prices and Market Update: Feb 2023

In the week ending February 10, 2023, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$476 mfbm, which is up by +$16 or +3%, from the previous week when it was US$360 mfbm, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. This is up by +$104, […] The post Lumber Prices and Market Update: Feb 2023 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.