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June 29, 2015

U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 25 2015

Random Lengths Lumber Market Report

Sales of most framing lumber species moderated from the pace of the previous two weeks. But many prices maintained at least modest upward momentum. Green and dry Douglas Fir led the way, while Southern Pine price trends flattened. Many buyers took a wait-and-see attitude with Canadian taxes on shipments to the U.S. rising to their highest levels during July. Most producers approached the market from the standpoint that they were in the driver’s seat going into the July holidays in Canada and the U.S.

	This Week Jun 26	Last Week Jun 19	Year Ago 2014
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*	$348	$342	$377
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price	300	299	346
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes	390	387	435
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)	345	333	328
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L	352	352	403
KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L	335	327	365
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L	670	670	735
* Weighted average of 15 key items

Random Lengths Panel Market Report

Prices of most structural panels finished the week lower, with discounts most notable in plywood markets. In Southern Pine plywood, discounting was heaviest on Wednesday as mills sought to clear accumulations before month- and quarter-end. More active trading late in the week provided some encouragement to traders. Prices of western Fir plywood fell unevenly as sharp discounts were reported on carloads of thicker sheathing. OSB prices were mostly stable; discounts cropped up in Western Canada and the South.

(f.o.b. mill prices)	This Week Jun 26	Last Week Jun 19	Year Ago 2014
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*	$364	$369	$377
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood	400-430	415-435	420-440
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood	400-430	415-440	422-452
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood	392	408	430
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board	208	208	213
*Weighted average of 11 key items

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

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