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July 15, 2013


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 29  2013

Random Lengths Lumber Market Report

Increased sales buoyed traders¨ confidence and generated one of the busiest trading weeks in months. Prices firmed and then gained across all key framing lumber species. Traders cited several reasons for the stronger tone. These included sawmill curtailments around the recent holidays, a pickup in overseas sales, thin inventories, and the prospect of the export tax returning in August on Canadian shipments to the U.S. The Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price rose for a third straight week to $335.

 

 

This Week
Jul 12

Last Week
Jul 3

Year Ago
2012

Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*

$335

$327

$319

KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price

311

295

294

KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes

388

375

391

Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)

300

286

260

Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L

345

338

321

KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L

325

318

305

Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L

600

600

535

* Weighted average of 15 key items

 

 

Random Lengths Panel Market Report

Structural panel sales kicked into high gear. Sensing that prices had found a bottom, OSB buyers stepped in at midweek to address thin inventories. Sales accelerated in varying degrees, depending on the region, and prices reacted accordingly. A solid week of sales buoyed the spirits of Southern Pine plywood producers and their customers. Several mills extended order files into the first two weeks of August. Trading in western Fir plywood was active from the start, and many producers and traders reported their best weekly results in months. 

 

(f.o.b. mill prices)

This Week
Jul 12

Last Week
Jul 3

Year Ago
2012

Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*

$379

$367

$372

Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood

365-380

350-365

384-400

Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood

375-390

355-375

388-405

Western 1/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood

378

350

420

North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board

250

240

255

*Weighted average of 11 key items

 

 

(Source: Used with permission granted by Random Lenghts Publications, Inc.)
  

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