Madison’s Reporter: Prices Level Off as Lumber Sales Soften

The North American solid wood commodity market paused noticeably as players in the US stepped away for their Thanksgiving holiday. Firm prices and limited availability reigned in SPF and hem/fir, while SYP continued to slump.

In the week ending November 29, 2024, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$470 mfbm. This is flat from the previous week, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

That week’s price is up +$67, or +17%, from one month ago when it was $403.

Compared to the same week last year, when it was US$414 mfbm, that week’s price was up +$56, or +14%. Compared to two years ago when it was $475, that week’s price was down -$5, or -1%.

In the week ending November 29, 2024, the price of Southern Yellow Pine East Side 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$390 mfbm. This is down -$20, or -5%, from the previous week when it was $410.

That week’s price is down -$75, or -16%, from one month ago when it was $465.

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When compared to the same week last year, when it was $430, that week’s price was down -$40, or -9%. Compared to two years ago when it was $455, that week’s price was down -$65, or -14%.

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Source: Madison’s Lumber Reporter