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October 17, 2012


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 41  2012

Sales picked up Wednesday with moderate follow-through on Thursday, giving the framing lumber market a firmer tone. Many prices bounced off lows for the week, but any gains were small. Having covered immediate needs at lower levels earlier, buyers often balked when mills raised quotes above last week¡¯s levels. Overall, earlier weakness outweighed mid- to late-week firming, as the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price dropped $3.


 
Week
Oct 12
Week
Oct 5
Year Ago
2011
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*
$316
$319
$262
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price
289
288
241
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes
380
382
320
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)
262
265 235
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L
366
374
274
KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L
297
297
263
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L
500
495
585
* Weighted average of 15 key items

Structural panel prices continued to decline, but sales gained momentum. Large volumes of OSB were booked Wednesday and Thursday, sometimes well below previously published levels. Those sales extended mill order files by another week. Discounting was prevalent in Southern Pine plywood through much of the week, but producers and their customers reported increases in sales that pushed mill order files out to the weeks of October 22 and 29. Lower prices for sheathing enticed more western Fir plywood customers into the market as the week progressed.

(f.o.b. mill prices)
Week
Oct 12
Week
Oct 5
Year Ago
2011
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*
$396
$402
$302
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood 395-410
400-415
335-355
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood
392-425
396-430
338-358
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood 375 405
325
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board 290
295
195
*Weighted average of 11 key items

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