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U.S. lumber and panel market reports

September 24, 2012


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 38  2012

Framing lumber prices skidded through the week, but a faster sales pace in the latter half left some traders sensing a bottom might be building. Some producers reported that they moved all or most of their prompt offerings, and firmed prices as they quoted shipments one or two weeks out. Reports on August housing starts and sales of pre-owned homes in the U.S. affirmed that housing remains in a gradual recovery mode. However, reluctant buyers pointed to seasonal factors that would reduce consumption in the fourth quarter in many key markets.




Week
Sep 21

Week
Sep 14

Year Ago
2011
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*
$329
$334
$267
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price
294
298
255
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes
395
402
330
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)
275
295
250
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L
385
380
260
KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L
302
312
270
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L
480
472
555
* Weighted average of 15 key items

Structural panel prices gave ground in double-digit chunks. Downward price pressure mounted in OSB, as mills struggled to add to their order files. The deepest cuts were in the South, as a number of mills in that region needed to sell quick-shipping loads. Orders for rated sheathing trickled into Southern Pine plywood mills, as buyers backed away from the market in droves. Western Fir plywood mill order files for sheathing evaporated as concern about downside risk pushed buyers to the sidelines.

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

Year Ago
2011
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*
$439
$452
$302
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood 425-450
433-470
335-360
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood
425-460
443-475
340-370
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood 445
460
345
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board 350
360
188
*Weighted average of 11 key items

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