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October 23, 2011


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 42  2011

Framing lumber trading grew quieter as the week progressed. Many key decision-makers were out of their offices by Wednesday en route to the NAWLA Traders Market in Las Vegas. Traders left behind had few prospects to pursue in a market lacking urgency on the buy side. Prices eroded in almost all species. Producers rarely chopped asking levels aggressively, opting instead to entertain counters from buyers presenting inquiries. When possible, mills worked to mitigate downward price pressure by providing highly specified tallies and prompt shipments.



Week
Oct 21

Week
Oct 14

Year Ago
2010
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*
$260
$262
$257
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price
236
241
254
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes
319
320
328
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)
225
235
193
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L
274
274
255
KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L
257
263
267
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L
585
585
530
* Weighted average of 15 key items

Structural panel prices fell hard, with plywood bearing the brunt of the downward slide. Contrary to the sharply lower prices reported in some plywood markets, sales of OSB were comparatively sleepy. Southern Pine sheathing prices were in a near-collapse as several producers opened to huge counters to move their output. Western Fir plywood mills offered double-digit discounts on sheathing, garnering a few bites, to move shipment times in some cases to the week of October 31.   

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(f.o.b. mill prices)
Week
Oct 21
Week
Oct 14

Year Ago
2010
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*
$295
$302
$276
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood 305-345
335-355
270-275
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood
315-345
338-358
280-290
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood 315
325
265
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board 195
195
185
*Weighted average of 11 key items

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