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March 25, 2013


U.S.: Lumber and panel market report ---- Week 13  2013

Random Lengths Lumber Market Report

The pace cooled in framing lumber, but mills largely stayed in firm control, with order files extending into April. Nonetheless, a falloff in orders over recent weeks brought shipment times closer in on some items, and a few mild discounts on random dimension cropped up here and there among mills wanting to move loads that developed for prompt shipment. Even so, gains overwhelmed any weak spots, and the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price gained $9, to $441.

 

 

This Week
Mar 22

Last Week
Mar 15

Year Ago
2012

Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*

$441

$432

$301

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

408

408

282

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

502

498

379

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

390

385

258

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

472

468

310

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

440

435

297

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

625

615

655

* Weighted average of 15 key items

  

 

Random Lengths Panel Market Report


Southern Pine plywood led the way in structural panel trading. Little changed at the mill level in OSB markets. Manufacturers¨ lengthy order files remained a dominant feature supporting prices. Demand late in the week pushed some Southern Pine sheathing prices sharply higher. Recent reductions in output at a few plants continued to play a role in keeping prices on an upward path. Weather in the Midwest and Northeast weighed on western Fir plywood mill sales. 

  

(f.o.b. mill prices)

This Week
Mar 22

Last Week
Mar 15

Year Ago
2012

Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*

$514

$511

$348

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

475-495

460-485

375-400

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

485-512

478-505

385-420

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

450

447

389

North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board

430

430

210

*Weighted average of 11 key items

 

 

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

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