| Random Lengths Lumber Market
Report
Buyers in all framing lumber markets steered clear of purchasing
anything beyond what they had to have. While acknowledging that
consumption in the field was decent, they cited a variety of reasons for
caution. Among them: China’s currency devaluation and resulting weakness
in global financial markets; ample availability of most key commodity
items; and lackluster demand in offshore markets coupled with increasing
volumes being imported.
| |
This Week
Aug 14 |
Last Week
Aug 7 |
Year Ago
2014 |
| Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* |
$326 |
$329 |
$398 |
| KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price |
276 |
278 |
363 |
| KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes |
377 |
375 |
450 |
| Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) |
330 |
337 |
350 |
| Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L |
333 |
333 |
478 |
| KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L |
317 |
320 |
375 |
| Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L |
665 |
665 |
685 |
| * Weighted average of 15 key items |
Random Lengths Panel Market Report
Structural panel markets strengthened. OSB sales weren’t as robust
as the previous week, but prices still posted their biggest gains of
the year in most regions. Order files at most plants extended into
late August or early September. The tone of the Southern Pine
plywood market improved, with steady purchases by buyers at all
levels of the distribution system. In western Fir plywood markets,
follow-through in the wake of last week’s run was muted. Mill order
files extended deeper into the week of August 24 in most cases.
| (f.o.b. mill prices) |
This Week
Aug 14 |
Last Week
Aug 7 |
Year Ago
2014 |
| Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* |
$346 |
$341 |
$410 |
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood |
363-405 |
363-405 |
477-515 |
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood |
368-410 |
363-410 |
480-525 |
| Western 1/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood |
389 |
380 |
521 |
| North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board |
200 |
187 |
215 |
| *Weighted average of 11 key items |
(Source: Used with
permission granted by Random Lenghts Publications, Inc.)
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