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May 27, 2016


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 21  2016
Random Lengths Lumber Market Report
Bracketed by holidays in Canada and the U.S., softwood lumber trading was uneventful. More news breaking on fire season in Canada, this time in Ontario, gave the market a mild jolt at midweek; sales perked up for some mills on Thursday, but the week’s overall pace was measured. While residual strength from the recent market rally kept modest upward pressure on some prices, many others were unchanged from the previous week and a few cracks developed as well.

 

 

This Week
May 27

Last Week
May 20

Year Ago
2015

Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*

$357

$360

$312

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

325

325

262

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

420

420

358

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

350

350

295

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

404

415

334

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

380

380

300

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

705

700

670

* Weighted average of 15 key items

 

 

Random Lengths Panel Market Report
Structural panel sales were active. OSB producers in most regions maintained lengthy order files and had few open-market offerings. Price increases were limited mostly to the Southeast. Most Southern Pine plywood mills reached the long weekend with order files into June. Contract loads and next week’s short workweek made it easier for producers to reach the week of June 6. Trading in western Fir plywood was more active than many traders anticipated, in large part due to end users buying on a hand-to-mouth basis.

(f.o.b. mill prices)

This Week
May 27

Last Week
May 20

Year Ago
2015

Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*

$377

$378

$362

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

362-382

367-383

405-440

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

365-385

372-387

405-440

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

368

368

394

North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board

280

280

200

*Weighted average of 11 key items

 

 

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

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