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U.S. lumber and panel market reports

March  30, 2015


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 12  2015

Random Lengths Lumber Market Report

Trading picked up in framing lumber markets, although day-to-day activity was inconsistent. Tuesday was generally the busiest day of the week; a limit-up move in futures was enough to push many fence-sitters into the market. Fair trading prevailed through Wednesday, but the pace cooled on Thursday. Springtime weather elevated demand in some markets, but many northern markets were still in need of warmer, drier conditions. The Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price rose $3, to $336.

 

  This Week
Mar 27
Last Week
Mar 20
Year Ago
2014
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* $336 $333 $378
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price 282 276 354
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes 381 381 445
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) 300 298 350
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L 399 395 398
KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L 310 310 397
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L 670 670 725
* Weighted average of 15 key items

 

 

 

Random Lengths Panel Market Report

Sales of structural panels remained uneventful, and prices were flat to slightly lower. The impact of month- and quarter-end was felt in some markets as mills needed to discount to sell prompt loads. In OSB, activity was best in the South, where consecutive days of nice weather spurred builders to dig foundations. Most Southern Pine plywood prices were unchanged in quiet trading, but traders remained optimistic about near-term prospects. Some western Fir plywood mills opened to modest counters as order files thinned. 

 

(f.o.b. mill prices) This Week
Mar 27
Last Week
Mar 20
Year Ago
2014
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* $374 $376 $362
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood 442-500 442-500 375-410
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood 447-508 447-508 383-410
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood 425 427 377
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board 180 183 213
*Weighted average of 11 key items

 

 

 

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

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