| Trading remained a grind in
framing lumber markets, but some traders seized on a few indications
of improvement in the field. Dealers and distributors, determined to
run their inventories lean, replaced on an as-needed basis. But some
traders noted a few more buyers in the market covering those needs.
The level of demand from the U.S., however, failed to sop up supplies,
despite recent mill shutdowns and curtailments. The Random Lengths
Framing Lumber Composite Price fell $3, its ninth consecutive weekly
drop.
|
Week
May 13
|
Week
May 6
|
Year Ago
2010
|
| Random
Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* |
$259
|
$262 |
$344
|
| KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L
Mill Price |
228
|
236
|
285
|
| KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L,
delivered Great Lakes |
325
|
332 |
380
|
| Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L
(Portland) |
248
|
250
|
240
|
| Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L |
269
|
268 |
427
|
| KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L |
265
|
272
|
305
|
| Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr
1x12 R/L |
645
|
648
|
710
|
| * Weighted
average of 15 key items |
Structural panel markets muddled through a difficult week. OSB
sales dragged, and prices finished flat to down. The market's lethargy
frustrated manufacturers and their customers alike. Talk of the need
for curtailments increased, and reports of unannounced downtime
circulated. Southern Pine plywood producers struggled to keep order
files out a week or slightly more. Western Fir plywood buyers
demonstrated no urgency, and no fear of price increases, as slow mill
sales left most order files in next week or sooner.
| (f.o.b. mill prices) |
Week
May 13
|
Week
May 6
|
Year Ago
2010
|
| Random
Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* |
$280
|
$283
|
$458
|
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior
sheathing plywood |
290-307
|
|
430-440
|
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior
sheathing plywood |
295-315
|
305-320
|
430-450
|
| Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing
plywood |
305
|
305 |
448
|
| North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board |
167
|
167
|
375
|
| *Weighted average of
11 key items |
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