Lumber and panel market weekly report ----
Week
12, 2022 |
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By Madison's Lumber Reporter
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Softwood lumber buyers and sellers wrestled with
price levels. While inventories in the field
remained light, many customers were still
waiting for wood they had ordered weeks ago, so
were reluctant to buy given ongoing higher
prices. Some secondary suppliers, at reloads and
wholesalers, were offering wood at a discount to
producers. Sawmill order files were shrinking
but still quite strong, at approximately three
weeks, so producers felt no reason to bring
prices down. Sawmill lumber yards were choked
due to continued non-existent rail cars.
Deliveries were maddeningly unpredictable as
rail cars and trucks were extremely difficult to
source.
Even as the spring building season looms, almost
all softwood lumber commodity prices remained
flat once again. For the week ending March 25,
2022 the price of benchmark softwood lumber item
Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was
up +$10 or +1% from the previous week, at
US$1,100 mfbm, said weekly forest products
industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber
Reporter. That week’s price is up by +$128, or
+10% from one month ago when it was $1,283.
Materials cost, availability, and shipping times
continued to dominate the transportation
conversation.
“ Lumber price and demand seemed to be
topping out as players experienced an
inauspicious first week of spring.” – Madison’s
Lumber Reporter
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Buyers of Western S-P-F in the United States got
more quiet this week as they sensed the tide
shifting, and hoped to precipitate a correction
in asking prices. Cash wood volumes of every
grade increased by the day. Sawmills held on to
two- or three-week order files, unable to extend
on many items for the first time in several
weeks.
Uncertainty ruled the Canadian Western S-P-F
market again this week. Buyers grew more
cautious and sales took a step back, while
sawmills marched closer to their static
mid-April order files. Players worried that this
pullback in buyer activity could result in
another mad dash in the near future; with
everyone who held off jumping in at the same
time and setting the market afire again.
“ Demand for green Douglas fir continued to
stall out this week, as buyers grew more wary
and retreated further to the sidelines. Order
files drew ever closer, with sawmills booked
into the first or second week of April thus
maintaining flat asking prices. Customers were
only interested in deals wherein the supplier
could guarantee delivery dates, a virtual
impossibility in many cases due to ongoing
delays in transportation caused by equipment and
personnel shortages. ” – Madison’s Lumber
Reporter
Madison’s Benchmark Top-Six Softwood Lumber and Panel
Prices: Monthly Averages
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When compared to the same week last year, when it was $1,040, for the
week ending March 25, 2022 the price of Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 is
up by +$370, or +36%. Compared to two years’ ago when it was US$356 mfbm,
this price is up by +$1,054, or +296%.
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U.S. & Canada softwood and panel markets - week
11 2022 (Mar
29,
2022)
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10 2022 (Mar
22,
2022)
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9 2022 (Mar
15,
2022)
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8 2022 (Mar
08,
2022)
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7 2022 (Mar
01,
2022)
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6 2022 (Feb
22,
2022)
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5 2022 (Feb
15,
2022)
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4 2022 (Feb
08,
2022)
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3 2022 (Feb
01,
2022)
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2 2022 (Jan
25,
2022)
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1 2022 (Jan
18,
2022)
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47 2021 (Dec
22,
2021)
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46 2021 (Dec
15,
2021)
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45 2021 (Dec
08,
2021)
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44 2021 (Dec
01,
2021)
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43 2021 (Nov24,
2021)
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42 2021 (Nov17,
2021)
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41 2021 (Nov10,
2021)
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40 2021 (Nov
03,
2021)
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39 2021 (Oct
27,
2021)
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38 2021 (Oct
20,
2021)
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37 2021 (Oct
13,
2021)
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36 2021 (Oct
06,
2021)
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35 2021 (Sep
29,
2021)
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34 2021 (Sep
22,
2021)
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33 2021 (Sep
8,
2021)
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32 2021 (Sep
1,
2021)
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31 2021 (Aug
25,
2021)
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30 2021 (Aug
18,
2021)
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29 2021 (Aug
11,
2021)
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28 2021 (Aug
04,
2021)
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27 2021 (Jul
28,
2021)
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26 2021 (Jul
21,
2021)
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25 2021 (Jul
14,
2021)
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24 2021 (Jul
07,
2021)
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23 2021 (Jun
30,
2021)
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22 2021 (Jun
23,
2021)
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21 2021 (Jun
10,
2021)
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20 2021 (Jun
03,
2021)
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19 2021 (May
26,
2021)
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18 2021 (May
19,
2021)
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17 2021 (May
12,
2021)
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16 2021 (May
5,
2021)
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15 2021 (Apr
28,
2021)
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14 2021 (Apr
21,
2021)
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13 2021 (Apr
15,
2021)
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12 2021 (Apr
8,
2021)
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11 2021 (Apr
1,
2021)
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10 2021 (Mar
25,
2021)
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09 2021 (Mar
17,
2021)
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08 2021 (Mar
10,
2021)
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07 2021 (Mar
03,
2021)
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06 2021 (Feb
24,
2021)
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05 2021 (Feb
16,
2021)
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04 2021 (Feb
04,
2021)
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03 2021 (Jan
29,
2021)
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02 2021 (Jan
22,
2021)
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01 2021 (Jan
15,
2021)
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U.S. & Canada softwood and panel markets - week
49 2020 (Dec
16,
2020)
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48 2020 (Dec
09,
2020)
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47 2020 (Dec
02,
2020)
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46 2020 (Nov
25,
2020)
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45 2020 (Nov
18,
2020)
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44 2020 (Nov
11,
2020)
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43 2020 (Nov
4,
2020)
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42 2020 (Oct
28,
2020)
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41 2020 (Oct
21,
2020)
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40 2020 (Oct
14,
2020)
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39, 2020 (Oct
07,
2020)
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38, 2020 (Sep
30,
2020)
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37, 2020 (Sep
23,
2020)
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36, 2020 (Sep
16,
2020)
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35, 2020 (Sep
09,
2020)
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34, 2020 (Sep
02,
2020)
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33, 2020 (Aug
26,
2020)
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32, 2020 (Aug
19,
2020)
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31, 2020 (Aug
12,
2020)
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30, 2020 (Aug
05,
2020)
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U.S. & Canada softwood and panel markets - week 29, 2020 (Jul
29,
2020)
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U.S. & Canada softwood and panel markets - week 28, 2020 (Jul
22,
2020)
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U.S. & Canada softwood and panel markets - week 27, 2020 (Jul
17,
2020)
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U.S. & Canada softwood and panel markets - week 26, 2020 (Jul
10,
2020)
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U.S. & Canada softwood and panel markets - week 25, 2020 (Jul
02,
2020)
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U.S. & Canada softwood and panel markets - week 24, 2020 (Jun
25,
2020)
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U.S. & Canada softwood and panel markets - week 23, 2020 (Jun
17,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 22, 2020 (Jun
10,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 21, 2020 (Jun
3,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 20, 2020 (May 27,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 19, 2020 (May 21,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 18, 2020 (May 15,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 17, 2020 (May 8,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 16, 2020 (May 1,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 15, 2020 (Apr
23,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 14, 2020 (Apr
17,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 13, 2020 (Apr
08,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 12, 2020 (Mar
31,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 11, 2020 (Mar
24,
2020)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 5, 2020 (Feb
11,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 4, 2020 (Feb
4,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 3, 2020 (January
27,
2020)
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Canada softwood and panel markets - week 2, 2020 (January
20,
2020)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 1, 2020 (January
13,
2020)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 50, 2019 (December
17,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 49, 2019 (December
10,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 48, 2019 (December
3,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 47, 2019 (November
26,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 46, 2019 (November
19,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 45, 2019 (November
12,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 44, 2019 (November
5,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 43, 2019 ( October
29,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 42, 2019 ( October
22,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 41, 2019 ( October
15,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 40, 2019 ( October
8,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 39, 2019 ( October
1,
2019)
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U.S. &
Canada softwood and panel markets - week 38, 2019 ( September 24,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 37, 2019 ( September 17,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 36, 2019 ( September 10,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 35, 2019 ( September 3,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 34, 2019 ( August 23,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 33, 2019 ( August 16,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 32, 2019 ( August 09,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 31, 2019 ( August 02,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 30, 2019 ( July
26, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 29, 2019 ( July 19,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 28, 2019 ( July 12,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 27, 2019 ( July 03,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 26, 2019 ( June 28,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 25, 2019 ( June 21,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 24, 2019 ( June 14,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 23, 2019 ( June 07,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 22, 2019 ( May 31,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 21, 2019 ( May 24,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 20, 2019 ( May 17,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 19, 2019 ( May 10,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 18, 2019 ( May 03,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 17, 2019 ( April 26,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 16, 2019 ( April 19,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 15, 2019 ( April 12,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 14, 2019 ( April 05,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 13, 2019 ( March
29, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 12, 2019 ( March
22, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 11, 2019 ( March
15, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 10, 2019 ( March
08, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 9, 2019 ( March
01, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 8, 2019 ( February.
22, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 7, 2019 ( February.
15, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 6, 2019 ( February.
08, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 5, 2019 ( February.
01, 2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 4, 2019 (January. 25,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 3, 2019 (January. 18,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 2, 2019 (January. 11,
2019)
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U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 1, 2019 (January. 04,
2019)
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