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U.S. lumber and panel market reports

JULY  21, 2014


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 29  2014

Random Lengths Lumber Market Report

Sales of framing lumber were a mixed bag. The overall trend, as measured by the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price, tilted slightly upward. But softness crept into some prices. Keeping inventories reined in was the midsummer mantra of many buyers, who also expressed wariness about current prices and the strength of mill order files. Hot weather and vacations also had traders citing the ^summer doldrums, ̄ while two industry gatherings pulled traders out of their offices during the week.

 

 

This Week
Jul 18

Last Week
Jul 11

Year Ago
2013

Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*

$381

$379

$346

KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price

354

352

320

KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes

445

441

401

Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)

340

336

315

Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L

413

404

354

KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L

365

365

335

Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L

710

715

605

* Weighted average of 15 key items

 

 

Random Lengths Panel Market Report

A catastrophic fire that destroyed Swanson Group¨s Springfield, Ore., plant Thursday kept the phones active in plywood markets. While plywood traders were busy Friday morning assessing the impact on the market and their businesses, few new orders were booked. Most western Fir producers reported that they were off the market, while some bumped quotes by double digits and pulled a few orders in. OSB prices, however, were flat to down, reflecting the disparity between structural panel markets.

 

(f.o.b. mill prices)

This Week
Jul 18

Last Week
Jul 11

Year Ago
2013

Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*

$392

$384

$390

Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood

435-475

425-465

380-390

Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood

453-490

430-475

385-410

Western 1/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood

485

452

395

North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board

213

213

265

*Weighted average of 11 key items

 

 

(Source: Used with permission granted by Random Lenghts Publications, Inc.)
  

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