| Random Lengths Lumber Market
Report
A slower pace of framing lumber sales was widely reported, as
uncertainty about the market’s next move left traders cautious. Much of
the concern was focused on whether Canadian mills would push larger
volumes into the U.S. market when August ushers in a lower tax under the
Softwood Lumber Agreement, and a strengthening U.S. dollar provides
further incentive to ship stateside. The Random Lengths Framing Lumber
Composite Price fell $4, to $340.
|
|
This Week
Jul 24 |
Last Week
Jul 17 |
Year Ago
2014 |
| Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* |
$340 |
$344 |
$384 |
| KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price |
295 |
302 |
354 |
| KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes |
380 |
386 |
445 |
| Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) |
351 |
352 |
340 |
| Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L |
325 |
332 |
428 |
| KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L |
335 |
338 |
367 |
| Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L |
665 |
670 |
700 |
| * Weighted average of 15 key items |
Random Lengths Panel Market Report
Structural panel sales were slow and conservative. OSB prices
drifted lower amid apathetic trading. Dealers had enough stock in
inventory or on order to address near-term needs and showed no
urgency to purchase loads they couldn’t use immediately. The
Southern Pine plywood market’s bearish tone was unrelenting, as
prices marked their seventh consecutive weekly decline. Uncertainty
about the market’s next move kept western Fir plywood buyers on the
sidelines except for fill-in purchases.
|
(f.o.b. mill prices) |
This Week
Jul 24 |
Last Week
Jul 17 |
Year Ago
2014 |
| Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* |
$347 |
$352 |
$405 |
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood |
375-415 |
380-420 |
465-505 |
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood |
375-415 |
382-420 |
477-515 |
| Western 1/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood |
389 |
393 |
515 |
| North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board |
192 |
197 |
210 |
| *Weighted average of 11 key items |
(Source: Used with
permission granted by Random Lenghts Publications, Inc.)
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