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June 25, 2012


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 25  2012

With some exceptions, prices of framing lumber declined amid a slow to spotty sales pace. Producers who were busiest were the ones open to negotiating prices and tallies. Weakness was most evident in Std&Btr, #2, and #2&Btr random dimension, but prices of studs also turned downward. Exceptions to the trend were upper-grade items, including Fir #1&Btr and Select Structural, and S-P-F and Fir&Larch MSR. Limited supplies were a factor, but steady demand from truss plants was also cited.


Week
Jun 22

Week
Jun 15

Year Ago
2011
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*
$325
$334
$262
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price
292
307
237
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes
400
404
329
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)
240
240
260
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L
334
346
257
KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L
302
310
278
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L
560
570
590
* Weighted average of 15 key items


Structural panel sales slowed. Another quiet week of sales left a few mills with holes to fill in their shipping schedules for the week of June 25. Most, however, were booked into the weeks of July 2 or 9, and some order files reached late July. Southern Pine rated sheathing prices were mixed, with reports on the sales pace from producers varying greatly. The pace of new orders for western Fir plywood slowed modestly, although urgency to replenish thin inventories remained apparent.


(f.o.b. mill prices)
Week
Jun 22
Week
Jun 15

Year Ago
2011
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*
$374
$373
$281
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood 385-398
385-400
285-310
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood
390-405
390-405
288-317
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood 417
414
288
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board 255
252
182
*Weighted average of 11 key items


  

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