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U.S. lumber and panel market reports

August  11, 2014


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 32  2014

Random Lengths Lumber Market Report

Sales of framing lumber got a shot in the arm with Thursday¨s limit-up move in futures. Prices that wobbled early in the week solidified, and often moved higher. The firming tone gave buyers more confidence that they could fill in or re-stake long positions and sell at a profit. Jobs in the Upper Midwest and Northeast were in catch-up mode following the rough winter and wet spring. Late-week gains in key prices elevated the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price to $392, a $7 gain for the week.

 

 
Week
Aug 8
Week
Aug 1
Year Ago
2013
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*
$392
$385
$355
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price
359
348
323
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes
446
440
415
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)
347
342 308
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L
462
443
368
KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L
370
367
347
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L
685
690
640
* Weighted average of 15 key items

 

 

Random Lengths Panel Market Report

Structural panel sales slowed, with OSB markets in the South a notable exception. OSB trading was mixed by region, and prices were flat to stronger. Gains were limited to the southern regions, where hints that the market had found a bottom brought buyers off the fence to cover needs into September. Southern Pine plywood sales were subdued as customers resisted paying mill quotes. Buyers who normally purchase railcars shifted to truckloads. The pace of sales in western Fir plywood ranged between slow and measured.

 

(f.o.b. mill prices)
Week
Aug 8
Week
Aug 1
Year Ago
2013
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*
$410
$408
$393
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood 482-520
480-515
395-420
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood
482-530
482-525
403-430
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood 524 520
413
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board 210 210 260
*Weighted average of 11 key items

 

 

 

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

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