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While prices did not make much movement, the state of the North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market leading up to Labour Day demonstrated a quiet strength. As looming demand was improving, the expectation was that prices would increase somewhat in coming weeks. The situation with severely depleted inventories continued, meaning customers still had […] The post Turning Point for Lumber Sales at Labour Day 2026 first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

REQUEST A SAMPLE: https://madisonsreport.com/products/lumber-price-dashboard/ Deep dive into latest softwood lumber prices and market update for the beginning of September 2026. KEY TAKE-AWAYS: • Western-SPF players in the US were more interested in taking the symbolic last weeks of summer to vacation rather than sit at a desk. • Trading activity unsurprisingly sputtered as distractions abounded […] The post Softwood Lumber Market and Prices Update: Sept-Start 2026 (video) first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

As the last of summer slow-down time for the North America construction framing softwood lumber industry passed by, many solid wood commodity prices slid down a bit further. This was normal for the time of year; as Labour Day approached and the true shift into autumn assessment of the market situation will happen. All eyes […] The post Inexorable Slide of Lumber Prices Continued in August first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

The trend line for benchmark softwood lumber commodity item Western S-P-F 2×4 has been quite stable this year, from the lowest price of US$426 mfbm right at the beginning of 2026, to a high of $516 during July. Western S-P-F 2×4 prices had a spread of $90 mfbm; quite normal historically throughout the course of […] The post Softer Lumber Prices in Mid-August Despite Tight Supply first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.