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August 15, 2011


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 32,2011

The gyrations in the financial markets that followed S&P's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating took center stage much of the week. Weakness was widely apparent in framing lumber prices as buyers backed away. However, enough buyers shrugged off the news by mid-day Wednesday that some producers reported a better pace of sales in late trading. Buyers taking the tack that jobs under way needed to be finished -- no matter what the situation on Wall Street -- found their best deals and moved ahead.



Week
Aug 12

Week
Aug 5

Year Ago
2010
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*
$267
$272
$242
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price
230
242
210
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes
323
336
315
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)
250
250
180
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L
276
277
230
KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L
265
270
220
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L
538
545
540
* Weighted average of 15 key items

Structural panel trading fell off sharply. Sales of OSB quieted. The turbulence on Wall Street was seen as a major distraction. Some traders stepped back altogether, while others cut purchases to a bare minimum. Most Southern Pine plywood producers let a sluggish, uneventful week pass without making big changes in prices. Negative news and uncertainty from the broader economy permeated the western Fir plywood market and contributed to a lethargic pace of sales.

(f.o.b. mill prices)
Week
Aug 12
Week
Aug 5

Year Ago
2010
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*
$289
$288
$293
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood 284-320
287-320
305-315
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood
293-325
295-325
310-315
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood 312
312
307
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board 195
187
170
*Weighted average of 11 key items



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