Framing lumber prices pushed higher, as mild
weather across much of the U.S. spurred
consumption. Although rain and flooding were
factors in some areas, traders widely agreed
that, on top of a mild winter, spring weather
had arrived about a month earlier than normal.
The activity and upward first-quarter push in
prices had traders debating whether they had
pulled business forward or mild conditions were
making room for builders to get more done in
2016. The Random Lengths Framing Lumber
Composite Price rose for a seventh straight
week.
| This Week Mar 18 |
Last Week Mar 11 |
Year Ago 2015 |
|
| Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* | $332 | $322 | $335 |
| KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price | 299 | 290 | 282 |
| KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes | 375 | 366 | 389 |
| Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) | 328 | 322 | 300 |
| Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L | 381 | 373 | 395 |
| KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L | 337 | 325 | 312 |
| Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L | 675 | 675 | 665 |
| * Weighted average of 15 key items | |||
