Ongoing Winter Weather Keeps Lumber Prices Down

As more cold and snow descended yet again across North America, construction activity remained stalled thus lumber sales were similarly slow. Those purchases which were made were generally for just-in-time buying or immediate needs; almost no one was stocking up on...

Plywood and OSB Prices: March 2023

REQUEST A SAMPLE of madison’s lumber reporter weekly data: https://madisonsreport.com/subscribe/ Check back with the Madison’s website www.madisonsreport.com often for the latest developments and updates. In the week ending March 3, 2023, the price of Canadian...

Ample Supply Brings a Drop in Lumber Prices

At the end of February, despite a noticeable reduction in lumber manufacturing since 4Q 2022, supply was ample enough that prices dropped significantly. A fresh round of harsh winter weather, including in southern California, brought a stop to any construction...

Lumber Prices and Market Update: March 2023

REQUEST A SAMPLE of madison’s lumber reporter weekly data: https://madisonsreport.com/subscribe/ Check back with the Madison’s website www.madisonsreport.com often for the latest developments and updates. In the week ending March 03, 2023, the price of WSPF 2×4...

Lumber Prices Flatten as Demand Remains Weak

Ongoing harsh winter weather and ample supply of lumber inventories in the field served to keep prices stable. It seemed that only the sawmill downtime and curtailment announcements of recent weeks — and months — kept lumber prices from falling lower. The balancing...

US Housing Market January and Softwood Lumber Prices February: 2023

US housing starts and new home sales data has been released for January 2023, with the latest numbers showing an ongoing momentum of activity. In 2022 the US began building 1.55 million homes, just a -3% drop from full-year 2021. Single-family starts in 2022 totalled...